How To Be A Good English Teacher? 10 Must-Have Skills

We have revisited this blog article due to its popularity and constant high rankings in Google searches and enhanced it with some additional relevant content for our readers. Teachers are constantly revisiting teaching materials and reconsidering their teaching techniques in order to deliver effective teaching in todays everchanging world, so it feels only natural that we revisit, review and improve on our own recommendations.

If you are a non-native speaker of English who is looking to feel confident, clear and proud when speaking English, your teacher is your most important asset, besides the quality English school you have already chosen we guess after elaborative research. Have you ever taken English classes and you felt that you’re wasting your time? Or not making any progress? A student knows and feels if they are learning English with the right teacher for them and if they are getting the best our of that training.

So, what are the main qualities of a good English teacher? In our opinion, they include great communications skills, confidence to deliver a great lesson plan, not being afraid of the challenges that come along with an engaging audience or the ability of showing empathy and patience to learners. All teachers should be passionate about their work and versatile but also should be able to connect, empathise with students and inspire them. Teaching English as a foreign language requires an excellent understanding of both verbal and non-verbal communication and maintaining student engagement. Students attending your class should feel a bubbly excitement of success and improvement and have clarity on what is expected of them or areas of improvement needed. Good teachers will empower students and make them feel great about themselves and tap on their strengths and weaknesses alike with a clear view on how to improve. Students need guidance, direction and the opportunity to practice in order to improve themselves. There isn’t just one method of teaching English and a good teacher will adjust the lesson plan, the topics, the method, the synergies  in order to get the results, the students are looking for.

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