Professional Development for Language Teachers

  The practice of teaching is a careful ritual. There're always certain traditions that needed to be followed, worshiped and carefully performed or avoided to perform. Any missing act or occasional one will cause a turmoil, if not immediate then later.

The consequences of our behaviour, language and the methods selected must produce a reaction, a positive or negative feedback. Since many praise and lecture the good practice; today I'll talk about the bad practice, in a sense that this kind of practice isn't totally ineffective but simply brings disturbance to the practitioner's life.

  Your peace of mind matters. Minimising the nuances, that may bring pain later, is a priority. They are nuances because they are small that we choose not to pay attention to, and the things that we unconsciously disregard always find a way to infiltrate our unconsciousness. They sumbnimaly dwell inside it and bit by bit contribute to conceive shapes of behaviour that may go with or against the interest of the practitioner.

  A mindful practice start with questions that have the power to shift the position from which you see things. Since, we're deadly sick of inspectors's theorizing lectures and rarely meetings , I promise I'm not going to tell how teaching is supposed to be, instead I will lead you through a practical way into teaching.

  To start with, kindly bring a white sheet of paper and a humble pen that your fingers have used to. Copy the following questions: What am I to the learner? What is the learner to me? These two questions are the focal point of any formal practice. Take few seconds, minutes and calmly give a thought to these questions. Find an answer. Once you do, question those answers to rethink your thinking.

Now, you're inside the classroom. Imagine those trivial gestures, wether they are unnecessary comments, gestures or stories. Do you see them? Do you hear them clearly? Can you express them in words or images? If yes, do it quickly.

   What to do next is up to you. Just bear in mind that you will always have a chance to have a second impression; it's just takes time. For us, change is a process.

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