Rants, Ramblings, and Reflections from an ESL Teacher

Episode 6 – What Does an ESL Teacher Do?


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In this sixth episode, I go go a little off topic and focus on what I do as an ESL teacher. I cover the following topics: What is my role? Addressing students' various wants, interests, and needs. Personal views on learning and how they sometimes clash with other people's views. Continuously evolving as a teacher. Keeping students engaged. Expending, conserving, and restoring mental energy. The limitations and illusions of test scores. (What is actually being learned?) My general schedule for the day.

Check out the transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vz-bLFFfYjny3uirAYJdJKSV5f9vQClpGtVBWJor-fw/edit?usp=sharing

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Rants, Ramblings, and Reflections from an ESL TeacherBy Christopher Kowalchuk