Chapter 8: Teaching Teenagers Who Are Still Learning English

I learned quite a bit from the list of questions students wish teachers would ask them. It is interesting to see how perceptive these students are of their own learning and methods of achieving this learning. Also, it is completely necessary that teachers look past language barriers and focus primarily on the concepts students are working to get across.
The thing that struck me about this chapter was the absolute willingness to learn and grow. These students have already been through the school system, yet they are working to build back to the level at which they were once proficient. The students stumble over their words as they work to tell the teacher what they want and need. They all rely upon one another for assistance through and words lost in translation. This makes me question how best to reach these students if I myself am only capable of speaking English. However, I believe their desire to learn and my desire to teach will eventually bridge the gap if we continuously work toward this goal.