TESOL teachers teach multilingual adult learners in English - TESOL

English as a foreign language teaching is a general term, which can be expressed in many different forms. English teachers can teach different ages, different courses, different levels, of course, different nationalities. Although most of TESOL's work is to teach young students in monolingual classes, TESOL teachers are likely to teach English to a group of adults who speak different first languages. In other words, TESOL teachers teach English to adults in a multilingual environment. Just like every different English class, you need to remember something when teaching adults from different language backgrounds, social environments and cultural environments.

When learners make mistakes in learning English because of their first language, first language interference will occur. This may be because of a similar word or pronunciation. When TESOL teachers teach a monolingual classroom, TESOL teachers can more easily predict which words or languages will bring problems to your learners, because you only need to consider one language. For multilingual learners, it is difficult to consider all languages.

Another aspect of mother tongue interference is that learners use their mother tongue to communicate in TESOL classroom. This is usually when learners want to talk to their friends and they find it easier to chat in their own language. Thankfully, in a multilingual classroom, this is not a problem because students usually don't speak each other's language, so they can only talk in English.

TESOL teachers need to be sensitive to students from different backgrounds and cultures. TESOL teachers need to ensure that they understand the different views and sensitivities of different cultures in the classroom, so as to avoid embarrassing or politically charged situations. The wrong choice of discussion topics will lead to the serious rupture of classroom relations, thus undermining TESOL classroom atmosphere.

Due to different cultural backgrounds, the personality differences among students may be more significant than those in other classes. Some adults are not ashamed to express their thoughts and views, which should be welcomed unless it is discriminatory or inappropriate. Always maintain control over TESOL class discussions in order to turn the conversation in another direction if necessary.

Although TESOL teachers may face challenges in teaching multilingual adults, their differences should be celebrated. Students from different countries have brought welcome diversity to TESOL teachers' classrooms.

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