My approach to teaching

As a teacher, I have been evolving for the past years and I see myself now as a versatile and eclectic teacher. My approach is focused on interaction and process, providing students with the right material and more importantly sequencing evertyhing in the most convenient manner to make them learn properly. Moreover, I try to complementthe teaching of grammar with more interactive activities with the help of ICT'S such as internet, electronic games and music. All in all, I believe in an approach that cares and caters for each student in the class whitout overlooking the content and the quality of the teaching. For this reason, I try to reflect on my methodology almost after every session so I can improve and give the best to my students.

I am convinced that successful teaching starts by getting students excited about learning. To do this, I show students how excited I am about learning. I recall that as a student my interest was always sparked when professors were passionate about what they were teaching. Now that I am the professor, I let my passion for what I teach show in the classroom. This not only captures students’ attention (a necessary first step in successful teaching), but it gives them inspiration to work hard and try new things in my courses.

This is a photo of one idea I had to teach colors and clothes with the use of ICT's:

Once students are “hooked” on learning, they are more open to thinking about things in different ways. This is important because many students need to unlearn bad mental habits from high school in which they believe that there is always one right answer to a problem, one correct way to think about something. Because I see this problem as a great impediment to learning in college, I use different ways to force (this is not too strong of a word here) students to think about things from multiple perspectives.