A positive relationship between the student and the target language is as important as the positive relationship between the student and the teacher. The positive learning environment is essential. The classes with my English teacher in primary school were boring. The situation improved in high school, but everything changed when I attended a summer school in Reading, UK. For the first time in my life I enjoyed my English classes; the teachers were so motivating, cheerful, interesting... everything I wanted. I wanted to be like them... I was fascinated by them... and at the age of 20, while still at University, I started working in a language school. I loved teaching so much, and yes, my teachers from UK were my role model! I have been teaching 21 years now and I always try to be entertaining, funny, interesting and motivating for my students. And yes, affective language teaching leads to successful language learning!
Hi Carolina. Try to put this student under positive focus. For example assign him to do the things that the rest of the students like. This can be being your assistant in distributing papers or writing some thing on the board and always ask them to clap their hands for him.
ReplyDeleteTry also to talk to them individually and motivate them to be nice to him by giving them candies or anything you think they will enjoy. It can also be spiritual motivation.
Thank you very much Maha!
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ReplyDeleteGreat that you have reached out to the group asking for help. That's already a way of building our own community.
I personally like to work on the issues indirectly through stories and by projecting some of the things that are happening on the puppets. You can also use the wrap up moment to talk about things that have happened during the class. I will soon write a post about it and I will certainly let you know.
Affective learning involves exactly what you are doing, which is planning for students to get along with each other as well. We learn better when we feel loved and able.
Way to go, Carolina!
Juan
Thank you very much for your suggestions! I look forward to reading your post!
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