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ForeignTeachersFAQ1.Whoaretheteachers?Werecruitexperiencedandqualifiedteachersfromallovertheworld.Allofourteachersarespeciallyselectedbyourprofessionalteacherrecruitmentcentersfortheirfriendlinessanddynamism.2.Aretheteachersqualified?OurTeachersholdaccreditedinternationalteachertrainingcertificatesfromtheworldfamousRSAexaminationboardinCambridgeandTrinityCollegeinLondon.TeachersalsocomefromourspecialEFteachertrainingcentersbasedinBrighton,Manchester,BostonandSydney.3.Wherearetheteachersfrom?EnglishFirstteacherscomefromovertheworld,includingBritain,Ireland,theUnitedStates,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,SouthAfrica.EnglishFirstalsohaslocalChineseteacherswhoteachlowerlevelclasses.TheseteachersnotonlyhaveexcellentEnglishskills,butarealsoqualifiedteacherswhoaretrainedinusingthelatestmodernEFteachingmethodology.Ourlocalteachersunderstandtheproblemsoflowerlevellearners.TheyareallhighlysuccessfulEnglishlanguagelearnersandcanpassontheirownshortcuts,adviceandexperiencetohelpyoufeelconfidentenoughtospeaktonative-likespeakers.4.He/Sheisnotanativespeaker!EnglishFirstcarefullyscreensteacherstomakesurethattheirqualityofEnglishiseithernativespeakerorlikeanativespeaker.Non-nativespeakersareallhighlyeducatedandareexamplesofhugelysuccessfulanddynamiclanguagelearners.80%oftheglobesEnglishlanguagespeakersarenon-nativespeakers.EnglishisusedforbusinessandtradebyIndians,Russians,Africans,Germans,Frenchandallnationalities.Whatisimportantisteachers’knowledgeofthelanguage,theirabilitytousethelanguagefluently.5.Whataretheteacherslike?Ourteachersareeducatedandsupportivepeoplewhoareopentonewculturesandenvironments.TheyareverywarmandfriendlypeoplewhocareabouttheirstudentsandtrytohelpeachindividualsucceedinEnglishandinlife.Manyofourteachershavetraveledandworkedwithourcompanyformanyyearsbringingandexcitinginsightoftheworldtothelanguageclassroom.Ofcourse,theyalsoliketeachingandwanttohelptheirstudentstolearnandimprove.6.Myteacherisboring!Whyexactlyisyourteacherboring?Whatdoeshe/shedointheclassroomthatyoufindboring?Areyoulearning?Itcouldbethatthisteacherhasadifferentstylefromapreviousteacherandyouarenotyetusedtoit.Ifitisaproblemthenitisuptoyoutohelptheteachertochangebygivingspecificreasonsandexamplesofwhatyoufindboring.Theteachercanthenworkonmakingitmoreinterestingandexcitingforyouandyourclassmates.Shouldmentionthoughthatthecomplaintsprocedureshouldbeimplementedifthislookslikeamoreseriousproblem.Iwouldn’tencourageaCCtofobsomeoneoffwhowasn’thappy.Itcouldwellbethattheteachingreallyiscrap.7.Myteacheristooold/young!Tooyoungortoooldforwhat?Inthewestwehaveanexpression‘don’tjudgeabookbyitscover’.Don’tjudgeateacherbyhisorherage.Thoughateachermightbeolderandyouthinkheorshewillbeboringorlessenergetic,thisisnotalwaystrue.Olderteacherhavehadmoreexperiencesandoftenledveryinterestinglives.Theymaynotjumparound,buttheycanstillgenerateenergyinaclassroom.Alternatively,justbecauseateacherisyoungdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatheorshedoesnotknowanything.Theyarealsousuallyenthusiasticandfun.8.Idon’tlikethewaymyteacherteaches!AtEnglishFirst,weteachcommunicatively.Thismeansthatyouwillpracticewhatyouarelearningintheclassroomthroughspeaking.So,youwillimproveyourspokenabilitiesalongwithyourknowledgeofgrammar,listeningskills,readingandwriting.Youwillbedoingalotofspeakingintheclassroomandyourteacherwillbedoingverylittle.You’llpracticemuchofthetimewithyourclassmates,alwayswiththeguidanceandsupervisionofyourteacher.Whileallofourteachersusethistypeofteaching,differentpeoplehavedifferentstyles.Anewteacher’sstylemightseemstrangeorunlikableatfirst,butyoushouldgiveittimetogetusedtoit.Shouldmentionthoughthatthecomplaintsprocedureshouldbeimplementedifthislookslikeamoreseriousproblem.Iwouldn’tencourageaCCtofobsomeoneoffwhowasn’thappy.Itcouldwellbethattheteachingreallyiscrap.9.Howlonghastheteachertaught?Allofourteachershavetaughtbefore,somemorethanothers.EachteacherparticipatesininitialandongoingteachertrainingandregularobservationswhileatEF.YoumayhaveseenourDoSinoneoftheclassesalready.WealsohaveaCourseManagementProcedure(showcoursemap)thatmakessurethatourcoursesareruntoaqualitystandard.10.Istheteacherfulltimeorparttime?Thisdependsontheindividualteacherbeingaskedabout.Mostofourteachersarefulltime.Parttimeteachersarechosencarefullyandtheyfollowthesameteachingphilosophyandrulesasthefulltimeteachers.11.DoesthebusinessEnglishteacherhaveastrongbusinessbackground?AstrongbusinessbackgroundisnotessentialforabusinessEnglishteacher.WeprovidetheEnglishlanguagethatyouneedandyouprovidethebusinessexperience.Wedonottellyouhowtodoyourjobbutwecanhelpyoutocommunicateandinteractmoreeffectivelywithforeignbusinesscolleagues.(ifteacherdoeshavebusinessexperiencethenshoutitfromtherooftopshe/sheisworthweightingold).12.Aretheteachersworkingtogethertoprepareaco-teachinglesson?Ourteachersworkandplantogethertocreateastimulatingandchallenginglanguagecourse.Co-teachingcanprovideadynamicblendoflearningandteachingstyleswithexposuretodifferentaccentsandlanguagelikeBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Suchacombinationwillmakeyo