About this episode
This episode serves as a survival guide for new English teachers, highlighting six common classroom mistakes that can harm student confidence and progress.
This episode is a survival guide for new English teachers. Luan and Mairead unpack six common classroom mistakes that quietly damage student confidence, participation, and progress.
People in this episode
Hosts: Luan, Mairead
Topics covered
- classroom mistakes
- student confidence
- teacher guidance
- English teaching
- participation
- teacher training
Keywords
- English teachers
- classroom mistakes
- student participation
- teacher advice
- teaching strategies
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