A good, well-trained teacher, which makes a huge difference in student’s education

and future. Highly effective English teachers should be fresh always, introduce new ideas and
changes, experiment with new things and be unique. Good teachers should have certain
qualities like patience, tenacity, and adaptability. These are some of the essential qualities
that can help learners in improving academically. The following are the essential qualities
that a good English teacher should have:
Patience
Remember that students are different. Some of them learn quicker than others.
Struggling student should be given more attention than fast learners. Thus, teachers should be
very patient when dealing with students. Ideally, teaching should be done at apace in which
most students are comfortable with. They should avoid rushing through the coursework as
this can discourage students from learning.
Adaptability
Teachers should adapt themselves to all students that they are handling. The approach
used by professionals depends on the individual needs of students. They should keep track of
their students’ progress throughout the sessions. Any approach or plan that isn’t working
should be changed.
Openness
English teachers should be active listeners. Demonstrating their level of openness can
make them more accessible and approachable by students. It is therefore imperative to listen
to the individual needs of your students and come up with an effective plan. Offering
comforting support to students can make them feel valued.
Experience

Professionals should have a better understanding of the English language for them to
impart skills to learners. They should demonstrate confidence in their reading, writing, and
pronunciation skills. He or she should explain the different concepts in a manner that students
can understand. Again, they should know where to start and pace their work correctly. Being
interactive can help them in checking that learners understand.
Energy
Students who are attentive can absorb almost everything that is being taught.
Professionals should be enthusiastic and energetic. Being interactive and making the
coursework more interesting is the key to inspiring active interest in your student. It can also
motivate them to do better.

Excellent English pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar skills

It sounds obvious, but once you start work teaching in English you need to keep on
improving your own language skills. Her students need to be able to understand what she
says and trust your grammar. Sometimes teacher don’t get helpful feedback from their
managers about this to support them to improve. The English teacher training courses include
intensive lessons in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary.

2. Confidence and skills to give motivating and interesting lessons to your students

Teachers is a bit like actors. You have to put on a show to get your students focusing on your
lesson and keep their interest. Some people can feel very uncomfortable doing this.
3. Develop your own teaching materials

You may be teaching English from course textbooks right now, but you’ll want to find ways
of developing material to use in class which will engage and challenge your students at some
point. Teachers who create great materials are popular with their students and get great
feedback.

4. Assessment

Good English teachers are great at assessing the progress, strengths and weaknesses of their
students. Only by assessing students properly can teachers help them to fill gaps in their
knowledge and help them to learn best. 

5. Reflecting on your own practice and micro teaching

Good English teachers keep on getting better throughout their careers. You can do this by
reflecting on your own lessons and practice, and also by micro teaching, which we do to help
everyone on a teacher training course here at the Galway Cultural Institute. We record you
teaching, and you’ll review it with peers and our teachers to find out what you did well and
what could have gone better. 

6. Mastery of your subject

If you’re teaching specialist subjects in English, you need the vocabulary to be able to
enthuse students and help them learn, whether in science, maths, history or geography. We
can help you learn some practical tasks and activities to use in the classroom, and vocabulary
that you can use in any lesson, and also how to source and adapt material to use in CLIL
sessions

7. Use technology in the classroom

Interactive screens, websites and apps are part of a teacher’s job. It’s vital to be able to use
them properly and help students to do so. It’s also important to be able to support colleagues
in the staffroom to use technology well. Our English and Technology course is for all
teachers who want to improve their skills using technology.

8. Keep up to date with the latest methods and theories for English teachers. Pedagogy -
the art of teaching - changes all the time, as research tells us how students learn best. If you
want to be a good English teacher, it’s important to keep on learning about the latest theories
on teaching and use these to update your practice. It’s a good idea to subscribe to research
blogs and websites, and if you join any of our English teacher training courses you’ll learn
more about the latest thinking. 

8. Gain new practical skills

Set yourself apart from other English teachers by having a useful specialism that could be in
demand where you’d like to work. For instance, our Teacher Training - Drama Music &
Culture Programme will equip you to introduce these skills in a primary school English
language classroom. Your pupils can be learning English whilst acting or improving their
music.

9. Get equipped to teach at the right level

Lecturing and running seminars and tutorials at university is very different to teaching young
children, and requires a whole different set of skills. You might have to give lectures and
presentations, create academic documents and understand how to write articles for
publication, and  our Erasmus+ General English + Academic Writing & Presentation Skills
programme is designed to help non-native English speakers teaching in English to do all of
this. You’ll also get knowledge and skills you can share with students and colleagues, and use
to move on in your career. 

Get those skills: how to be a good English teacher

You can, of course, improve some of these skills for yourself. You can join professional
groups, sign up to CPD blogs, work with senior staff and peers in your school to reflect on
your teaching and get better. And it’s important to do that to keep on improving in your
career.

But taking a short general English teacher course in as little as a week or two can do so much
more for you. Teacher training in Ireland can give you a good start in learning new skills,
improving existing ones and learning how to work with your peers.

At the friendly Galway Cultural Institute we’ve got everything you need to become a good
English teacher - or a better one! We’ve been teaching English for 30 years, inspiring
students from 30 different countries in that time. We’ve got the expertise to answer all your
questions and make sure you make the most of your time here with us.

Teacher training here in Ireland offers you the chance to get better at your job in a week or
two weeks. Whether you’re looking for a CLIL course for teachers, a course focusing on
general English and technology, you want to teach in English at university or want to be
creative with English in the primary classroom, our teacher training in Galway offers all the
skills you need.

My cousin is named “ Sanaa “, I really do admire her because she has several great
qualities. She is sociable and reliable, intellectual and punctual, ambitious and magnanimous,
cheerful and helpful. All people do love her, you will find her smiling all the time. Although
she has a lot of duties in her special life, she always has high degrees at the university thanks
to her high IQ and hard work. Furthermore, my cousin is able to find times to read, among all
her hectic days; this is why she is very intellectual in various fields. Reading for her is like
the breath that she breathes, and frankly this is what I like in her personality, because I do
believe too that we cannot know more about things just through reading.
Besides that, Sanaa is known by her punctuality and her respect of time. Every minute has a
value in her dictionary. You’ll never find her late unless it was an emergency situation. And
this is what may bring her the respect of others. Personally I think that that’s another mark of
a real special person.
In addition, my uncle’s daughter is very interested in charity services. For that reason she is
involved in many associations that help people, and even the cultural and sport associations
she is involved in.
All people love Sanna, simply because she knows how to deal with each kind of persons. She
has a special way to deal with each kind of persons, I’m really amazed by her great ability to
deal with them. You rarely find her at odds with a person.
My cousin could combine the self-confident with humility and modesty.