| Your English as a Foreign Language Learners | | | | Never Show Videos |
| What can you do? Your English as a Foreign | | | | What, movies? Hey you have English class, you're not |
| Language learners are adjusting to English classes with | | | | running a cinema, are you? If they want to see |
| you but you need to put forth some extra effort if | | | | authentic English language in use, well let them pay to |
| you're going to make your EFL learners absolutely | | | | see movies at the Mall, not in your EFL classroom. |
| hate your English classes. | | | | Besides, you think that even with English subtitles, |
| Here are Seven Sure Fire Ways to Make Your EFL | | | | they're not going to get anything out of movie clips or |
| Learners Hate English classes:o Don't Use Dynamics | | | | videos in EFL class except maybe some enjoyment |
| Right up front, get rid of any thoughts you may have | | | | and appreciation of authentic English language use. |
| of incorporating classroom dynamics into your English | | | | They're here to learn English, not enjoy it, right?o Don't |
| language teaching. Your aim is to be as serious, boring | | | | Ever Use Songs or Poetry |
| and dull as dishwater each and every English class. | | | | Don't you remember what we just said about movies? |
| Fun in English class? Forget it!o Teach Using Only One | | | | Your EFL classroom is certainly not a nightclub or |
| Style | | | | disco either. Why should your EFL learners be singing, |
| Never mind the learning styles and strengths of the | | | | reciting image-provoking poetry or enjoying the English |
| learners, do your class one way only. Make them just | | | | language? Teach them hard you say, don't you?o Just |
| get used to it. You like to teach your way, so it must | | | | Say "NO" to Games |
| be the best and only way you do things, right? Why | | | | Not about playing games in English class, your learners |
| go to all the extra work of teaching in different styles | | | | do have evenings and weekends off, don't they? So |
| with a variety of exercise types? They're not paying | | | | what are they doing playing English language practice |
| you enough to do that anyway, right?o Yell at and | | | | games in class then? Never mind that stuff about |
| Belittle Learners | | | | lowering their Affective Filters. Besides those |
| You should demand strict compliance and obedience in | | | | researchers Krashen and Terrell don't have the same |
| class. If any of those EFL learners gets out of line, just | | | | group of EFL learners that you do, now do they? |
| let them have it in front of all the other learners. That'll | | | | Eliminate Any Suggestions from EFL Learners |
| teach them not to mess with you, oh mighty one. If | | | | While you're t it, you can eliminate any input or |
| they don't respond correctly or lose attention, yell at | | | | suggestions from the learners too. You're the teacher, |
| them and they'll shut up and listen, right?o Always Give | | | | why should you ever listen to any of them? Just you |
| Long, Difficult Assignments | | | | tell them what to do, when to do it and how to do it. |
| By the way, you already know English yourself right? | | | | Your way is the right way. In fact, your way is the only |
| So to help them to get more practice, just load your | | | | way, right? Follow these suggestions and you can rest |
| EFL learners up with homework and difficult | | | | assured that your English as a foreign language |
| assignments that will keep them busy all night or all | | | | learners will soon hate your English class with all their |
| weekend. With all that extra practice, they'll surely | | | | might. That'll be just great, right? |
| improve their English language skills quickly, right?o | | | | |