Meagan Geer's Blog 3
I truly enjoyed working with the teacher I interviewed, and I believe this experience has enriched my understanding of what it means and looks like to work with a class full of English language learners. The teacher I interviewed was able to give me a lot of insight about the challenges of teaching students who are learning to become proficient in English, and he highlighted a few things we have discovered in our texts. One thing I particularly liked that he mentioned was about the use of idioms and cultural references. He said that idioms should be avoided, but if they are used, they need to be explained. I found that this was an important point for him to make because I have experienced several different scenarios where a teacher has used an idiom, and it has left the students confused. Upon reflection, I can think of times where I have used a saying to which I thought was quite common, but in reality it was an idiom or a cultural reference that others could not follow. This i...