Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to Adolescents in the State of Mexico, Challenges and Strategies



Título del documento: Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to Adolescents in the State of Mexico, Challenges and Strategies
Revista: Revista lengua y cultura
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Número de sistema: 000586239
ISSN: 2683-2321
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidad del Bienestar Benito Juárez García, Milpa Alta, Ciudad de México. México
2Universidad del Bienestar Benito Juárez García, Rayón, San Luis Potosí. México
3Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Chapingo, Estado de México. México
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Volumen: 3
Número: 5
Paginación: 1-6
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Teaching ESL to adolescents involves several challenges for the teacher. The objective of this study is to identify the main challenges an ESL teacher faces, and recommend effective strategies to face them. A diagnosis was made in secondary and high school students in the State of Mexico, the students were characterized, the current teaching program and recommendations were suggested and applied. It was found that beginning students are susceptible to get distracted and not following school rules, practices that make teaching difficult. Students with prior knowledge, and from higher levels, are more focused on learning the language, but both levels need to exercise their long-term memory. The eclectic approach is recommended for beginning students, and the communicative approach, for advanced students. It is recommended that teachers carry out diagnoses to characterize the students and based on these update their methods and materials; group management skills, and use lesson planning and log books for better teaching practice in English.
Resumen en inglés Teaching ESL to adolescents involves several challenges for the teacher. The objective of this study is to identify the main challenges an ESL teacher faces, and recommend effective strategies to face them. A diagnosis was made in secondary and high school students in the State of Mexico, the students were characterized, the current teaching program and recommendations were suggested and applied. It was found that beginning students are susceptible to get distracted and not following school rules, practices that make teaching difficult. Students with prior knowledge, and from higher levels, are more focused on learning the language, but both levels need to exercise their long-term memory. The eclectic approach is recommended for beginning students, and the communicative approach, for advanced students. It is recommended that teachers carry out diagnoses to characterize the students and based on these update their methods and materials; group management skills, and use lesson planning and log books for better teaching practice in English.
Resumen en español La enseñanza del ESL a adolescentes implica una variedad de desafíos para el maestro. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar los principales retos del docente de ESL y recomendar las estrategias efectivas para enfrentarlos. Se realizó un diagnostico a estudiantes de la escuela secundaria y preparatoria en el Estado de México, se caracterizó a los estudiantes, al programa de enseñanza actual, se sugirieron y aplicaron recomendaciones. Se encontró que estudiantes principiantes, son susceptibles a distraerse y a no seguir reglas escolares, prácticas que dificultan la enseñanza. Los estudiantes con conocimientos previos, y de niveles superiores, están más enfocados para aprender la lengua, pero ambos niveles, necesitan ejercitar su memoria a largo plazo. El enfoque ecléctico se recomienda para estudiantes principiantes, y el enfoque comunicativo, para estudiantes avanzados. Se recomienda que los maestros realicen diagnósticos para caracterizar a los estudiantes y en base a estos actualizar sus métodos y materiales; habilidades de manejo de grupo, y utilizar las planeaciones didácticas y libros de registro para una mejor práctica docente en Inglés.
Disciplinas: Educación
Palabras clave: Adolescentes,
enfoque ecléctico,
enfoque comunicativo,
Educación superior
Keyword: Communicative approach,
Teenagers,
eclectic approach,
Higher education
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