How to Teach English to Adults?

You should know the various challenges adult learners face while learning a second language as a teacher. 

Who Is an Adult Learner?

It is essential to be familiar with various methods to enhance your teaching procedures for adult classes. WordUp's standard vocabulary teaching course will help you level up your teaching skills. Adults willing to learn English can belong to different age groups: from those who just finished school to gray-haired adults having concerns about the gradual decay of their cognitive skills. There are a few factors that differentiate adult learners from others. 

First, Adults come to the classroom with a lifetime of experience. As a result, Adult learners already have their learning style to depend on, so there’s no need for teachers to start from scratch. Another distinguishing feature of adult learners is that they’re highly motivated. They pay for the classes out of their own pockets and have some personal reason for attending the class. Also, Adult learners do not have so much time, and they’re looking forward to attaining immediate results. 

Tips for Teaching English to Adults

1. Use WordUp App in your teaching activities.

WordUp, an AI-powered vocabulary application, offers a variety of advantages for teaching adult learners. It enables the teacher to:

• Know each students’ proficiency level
• Enaeep track of their learners’ progress
• Assign tasks based on students’ level and their needs
• Access to infinite resources for their instructional goals
• Use a broad range of activities in the classroom

1. Teach the material using an indirect method.

Adult learners are afraid of being treated erroneously, and they think by attending a language course, they will lose their full-grown personality. 

1. Provide a comfortable, stress-free, and movable setting. 

Classroom and seating should be arranged to make communication between peers easier. 

1. Do adjust the content of your instruction with life-coping skills. 

Relevance is the most important motivating factor for adults. Try to teach your students practical skills like filling out forms, writing an email, applying for a job, etc.

1. Use a broad range of activities in your classroom.

Adult learners bring a lifetime of experiences with them into the classroom. They can be more flexible with any kind of task.