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One To One Classes

One-to-one teaching involves individualized instruction that allows for greater flexibility, personalization, and interaction between teacher and student compared to traditional classroom settings. It can provide benefits like increased student engagement and motivation but also challenges like increased pressure and fatigue for teachers who must meet the needs of just one learner. The document discusses what one-to-one teaching entails, differences from group classes, effective methodologies, advantages and disadvantages, and the author's personal views on teaching individually.

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One To One Classes

One-to-one teaching involves individualized instruction that allows for greater flexibility, personalization, and interaction between teacher and student compared to traditional classroom settings. It can provide benefits like increased student engagement and motivation but also challenges like increased pressure and fatigue for teachers who must meet the needs of just one learner. The document discusses what one-to-one teaching entails, differences from group classes, effective methodologies, advantages and disadvantages, and the author's personal views on teaching individually.

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One-to-one classes

Jakub Mincewicz
Content
1. What is it? General information
2. Why is it different than normal teaching?
3. Methodology
4. Advantages
5. Disadvantages
6. Solutions to problems
7. Teaching children
8. Personal view
9. Bibliography
What is one-to-one teaching?
• Development of methodology
• Extremely popular: private tuition and businesses
• Est. 40% TESOL teaching is one-to-one
• Lack of materials and resources: ‘One to One Teacher’s Handbook’ by Peter Willberg (1987)

• ‘Depending on the setting and goals, they may function as teaching-learning encounters,
mentoring opportunities, supervisory sessions, consultative relationships, or opportunities to
motivate, coach, and guide students.’ (Grasha, 2002)
• ‘It's an incredibly draining experience. Some people may say that in many ways it is more
efficient and easier to do a big podium type presentation, because when you teach one-on-
one, you almost become like a psychiatrist.’ Michael Kurek (Granberg, 2001)
• ‘I think that the one-on-one teaching is where the most teaching and learning takes place…’
Ellen Fanning(Granberg, 2001)
Differences between normal
and one-on-one teaching.
• Classroom management – where to sit, how to manage physical resources etc.
• Materials – alterations, adjustments, found together
• Timing and structure – according to the needs of the student; exam/no exam
• Roles and relationships – friend/enemy; decissions about the class made together with the
student.
• Techniques – extended reading or listening might not be working but reading aloud to a
teacher yes.
• Pressures – high pressure on a teacher; lower on a student
• Motivations – students tend to be more motivated and this also affect teachers. Higher
degree of responsability for one learner than a large group.
Methodology
• Lack of materials – WWW mainly

• Student – teacher interaction

• Teacher’s role is ‘blurred’ – teacher, psychologist,


friend

• Classes are mobile – possible outings etc.

• Programme based on regular coursebooks


Advantages
Students Teachers
1. Engagement in activities 1. No mixed levels in the same class
2. Greater contribution to the class 2. Students can bring their own
(own, interesting materials) materials
3. Full awareness of strengths and 3. Possibility to learn from our students
weaknesses (about their jobs etc.)
4. More relaxed (can go at their own 4. We know what our students are
pace) interested in.
5. Modified input of the teacher, 5. No time constraints. We can devote as
adjusted to student’s needs much time as it is required.
Disadvantages
Students Teachers
1. Tiring as the pressure is only on one 1. Very tiring
student. 2. Limited range of activities to chose
2. No competition from
3. Unchanged format of the lesson can 3. Stressful – big responsibility and
make it boring constant pressure (parents)
4. Problems between teachers and 4. Can be boring
students 5. Difficult to show the progress to the
student (lack of syllabus)
Solutions
1. Expect to act as a teacher-counsellor and friend.
2. Discuss your learner’s needs and get agreement. Needs analysis.
3. Define targets.
4. Explain what you are doing and why.
5. Be very flexible. Change things when the students asks you to.
6. Try different activities that you could use during a large-class.
7. Set your limits. Do not get into personal areas as this may make
you or your student feel uncomfortable.
8. Give some time to the student. Do not rush and be patient.
9. Use homework to support learning.
10. Work together with the student. Push your learner.
11. Consult with your colleagues
Teaching children
• Lesson must be fun. Children will like your classes and parents will like you
for the results. Enjoyment = learning – important link that may enhance
that child’s whole life
• Using one to one games. You cannot win all the time. With children 3-6
years old competition is best avoided.
• Short plays – good activity. Children can show it to their parents. Can be
practices all the time with no variations in the language.
• Added value ideas
– lend a movie to your student and tell them to watch it without
subtitles.
– Comic books
• Error correction
Personal view
• Possibility to meet interesting people.

• Great opportunity to develop our interpersonal


skills.

• Effectivness depends on the relationship we have


with the student.

• Class can be fun or a nightmare. Nothing in


between.
Bibliography
Grasha, A. F. 2002 The Dynamics of One-on-One Teaching, College Teaching, v50, p139-146 Heldref
Publications

Meldrum N. and Li. Clandfield One-to-One:Methodology retrieved on 27.01.2010 from


http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?sectionType=listsummary&catid=58050&docid=144657

Granberg E. 2001 Faculty Discuss One-on-One Work with Students Centre for Teaching, retrieved on
27.01.2010 from
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/cft_newsletters/spring2001/faculty_one_on_one.htm

Onestopenglish.com One to One: Content and Methodology, retrieved on 27.01.2010 from


http://eltnotebook.blogspot.com/2007/02/one-to-one-content-and-methodology.html

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