Teaching English in Chile

Class: March 12, 2012

What is Methodology?

- Strategies

- Procedures

- Skills based in communication: - Speaking

                                                               - Listening

                                                               - Writing 

                                                               - Reading

Teaching English in Chile

Types of schools:

Private School: The students have a high level of English because the establishment hire the best teachers and have the resources for to teach. The students are generally more docile due to their cultural context.

Public School: The students have a lower level of English because they generally have fewer  hours per week of English. Sometimes they don't have the resources for learn english or a qualified teacher.

Colegio particular subvencionado: Some students of this kind of schools also have a vulnerable socioeconomic status, therefore there are diffrerent cultural contexts which requires a very well qualified teacher to level the class.

Problems of teaching in Chile

• Low motivation
• Not enough time
• Lack of techniques
• Lack of control
• Cultural context
• Committed teachers (qualified)
• Lack of materials/resources

            

Your lessons should be: Interactive, relevant, full of content and in second language.