Because you are a native speaker of English, there’s a lot you can do to help interested Mexicans improve their command of your language. In a previous article, we took a look at the most important technique in a good teacher’s basket of tricks: giving feedback in such a way that students can easily discover and self-correct their own mistakes.
In the course of an hour’s “conversation class” you will probably discover a good number of words that are totally new to your student as well as mispronunciations and expressions he or she needs to work on. Even if your student is jotting some of these down in a notebook, it’s important that you also put them on paper (or in a corner of the white board if you are working with a group). This collection of words is extremely valuable as it is a record of exactly what your student needs to work on.
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