Why Do I need to be an enabler teacher?                 FLOWER

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According to the innatist theory, Noam Chomsky believes that the

universal properties are restrictions, rules that dictate what cannot

be in any languages and the structures of the human brain causes

languages be limited in how they can differ syntactically. It shows us

unlimited possibilities of human being acquiring language system,

I like this theory and it seem to provide me with the basis to be

an enabler teacher.

Malcolm says adult students have five key characteristics such

autonomous, self-directed, Goal-oriented, they have life experiences

and if we fail to show them respect as a teacher no learning will

take place. They are so Relevancy-oriented that they must see the

learning objectives.

Any teacher could convey students just language information as an

explainer teacher however that wouldn't work so effectively.

In traditional class room, mainly the lesson used to be focused on

reading, memorizing grammar and lots of vocabularies.

Teacher was the best explainer who had a marvellous authority as

the only person who knows the subject matter in the limited space

where is called classroom.

In contrast, in modern classroom , at least the lesson condition is

quite different in that teacher uses various materials to take out

students' abilities. Sometimes teacher tends to be the very

good helper When students are working out together.

I can put the physics teacher as the worst teacher I've ever

experienced in my high school days. He was an explainer teacher

like other subjects including English at that time.

Unfortunately, he wasn't so good at explanation that once a brave

friend of mine made me laugh saying that the physics teacher didn't

like physics.

As the best teacher, I remember Catherine in England. She was in

the middle of involver in that she employed a variety of techniques

including explanation and Enabler in that she fostered students'

leadership creating the conditions to help students be autonomous.

She used to  draw out the subconscious before she delivered a

definition or information. She took so many materials and know-how

sometimes my classmates should play the role. Her lesson started

always in pairs or groups working debating trivial subject such as

'Do we need a chair?' etc. we used to sing and draw a chart and

whenever we were faced with some troubles in connection with

lesson she used to help us to solve them with smile.

At that time I thought it was just her teaching style as well as her

way to treat students but now I can guess that she was the teacher

who may ever be educated TESOL like etc. and the one who was

effort to be the  involver and enabler teacher.

I  had teaching experiences for more than 6~7 years in korea.

Several years ago, I used to be an English service main instructor in

church for over a year. The service was on Sundays only.

There were about 100 students and over ten teachers served

helping me they had to check Ss' attendance and homework.

I had to teach English from the bible and preach the gospel

I had to serve them speaking in 100% English .

During the lesson, I used demonstration with some volunteer

students at random in the front, showed videos always when the

lesson started and before the end of the lesson.

I asked them to speak in pairs. I tried various challenges to help

students speak up and concentrate on their speaking,

physical games, act role play and so on however I thought I had

thirsty lack of more structural skill to teach .

Maybe I belonged to the group of involver or enabler.

Recently, I am in the course of TESOL.

I am in the process to know the teaching skill of English which

eagerly I wanted to know in the past. It doesn't seem to be quite

simple to be the best English teacher as the enabler.

Anyway, back to the first paragraph, Human being has unlimited

abilities to get languages from the innatist theory by Chomsky and

it gives me the clear answer what types of teacher I should be

in my future.

I want to be the enabler teacher to take out by motivating and

helping students cut their restrictions and improve language skill by

themselves like Chomsky intended to say.

I think it would be the hardest assignment to be the enabler teacher

to anyone who wants to teach any language perhaps English, ,

however, it might be helpful to students to be the best learners

within limited time.