Affective Teaching

Discussion task3#week2 I chose this picture because it represents us as teachers taking care of our students' learning process in order to make them independent. I believe teaching affectively is related to promoting autonomy and confidence in our Learners The picture also shows how much students rely on their teachers and trust teachers will be always there to hold their hands whenever they need

#task1question1   For me affective language learning is related to paying attention to people, telling them that they are able to do whatever they want and that we believe them.  One of the first things I try to do is to remember students' names and details about their family or interests. This may sound obvious, but with large groups you have to be really commited to do so. I used to teach in public High Schools here in Brazil and my groups had about 45 students. Some teachers just called them by their attendance list numbers. Sad but true. I always call students by their names. Another important thing is showing that you care. Some students in this public school didn't believe they would be able to write a word in English and it was usual for them to hand in tests and activities in blank. I always tell students that do so that I believe they can do a test or activities, but if they give it to me in blank it means that they gave up learning. Then I say that I won't give u...

. #task2  I was 9  when I started learning English at school. I remember I cried everyday I had English homework, it was impossible  to understand the famous "verb to be". Lessons were in L1 and grammar was totally out of context. For me, learning a foreign language was useless and I wasn't the kind of person who would succeed in it. When I was 13, my dad enrolled me in an English language institute and since then I realized that learning English could be fun, useful and possible. I became one of the best students in my group and every time a teacher acknowledged my achievements I felt more and more motivated. I believe that the great teachers I had and using English in a meaningful context changed my  relationship with English.

Hi, I'm Daniela from Brazil. I've been teaching for 8 years mostly in language schools. I'm currently teaching teenagers in a regular school, but I taught Young Learners groups before and I really enjoy teaching them. I'm looking foward to learning a lot  with all of you.