How to be a Good Teacher:

·         Some qualities of good teachers:

a.       An ability to give interesting classes

b.      Using the full range of their personality

c.       The desire to empathize with students

d.      Treating students all equally

e.       Knowing names of all students

·         The kind of language teachers use with students should at all times comprehensible, especially when giving instructions it should be clear and well staged.

·         Teachers talking time (TTT) can have uses – helping students to acquire language – but it should not predominate at the expense of students talking time (STT).

·         Teachers must be able to respond flexibly to what happens in class.