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How to teach English to non-English Speakers who cannot speak your mother tongue as well?

I am an Arabic speaker and currently I am teaching English to Spanish speakers. They don't know Arabic or English at all. I have a good way to teach them English even if there is no communication Language between us.

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Date Posted: 2016/03/15
Susan Marx
by Susan Marx , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) , AIM

The use of visual aids, such as pictures or objects are helpful in teaching a language.

Amir Ageeb
by Amir Ageeb , Content Senior Specialist , Elm Company

Dear Ahmad,

This is not a simple question to get an answer for it on the go!

There is a science that is taught, and people specializing in that field. Different theories are there to help specialist in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) or English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), for adults and others. A person who want to involve in such an activity should get acquainted with the techniques and practices relating to both fields - Teaching both ESL and/or EFL.

Geethu Davis
by Geethu Davis , Inventory Expeditor , Baker Hughes, a GE company

Thank you for the invite. Wow this is a tough question. Really did had to think for a few minutes and still havent come up with anything good. So... English is not my mother tounge and i did not had much opprotunity to learn to speak until i reached a certain age. What i understand from my experience is that you have to speak for you to be fluent in any language. What i used to do was i would watch a movie on repeat till i could recite all the dialouges in that movie by myself and i would be able to enunciate too really well. So i would suggest you start with one or two videos which would cover all the topics you are going to teach that week and play it. Repeatedly. I dont know if this helped. It must be absolute stupidity. But it really did helped to improve my vocabulary

By connecting the lesson to their practical life & work.

AADEL ALYAHYA
by AADEL ALYAHYA , أخصائي تعلم وتطوير , National Water Company

I suggest submitting teaching request(to be Tutor) in the following platforms:

http://www.ef.com/sa/new-country/?goto=/tz/

https://www.cambly.com/en/tutors?lang=en

https://www.verbling.com/teach

(Note:I tryed above platforms just as a student).

And all of them have an App in IOS appstore and Google Play.

 

I found also the following platform today for your question:

https://www.chegg.com/tutors/

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Yeah, tough. But this is what I did in Poland in 2000-2001, so to teach them, I learned Polish - this is the way - you have to master their tongue to teach them any other 

Jonalyn Elupre
by Jonalyn Elupre , Fashion Consultant, Sales , Chantilly Lace Fashion Llc

teach them the letters first and begin with the basic

Surinder Koul
by Surinder Koul , Senior Consultant , Luman Automotive Private Limited

Dear Karmel,

Thank you for your invite to answer this question. I am an Engineer by Qualification and find myself incompetent to answer this question. There are experts in this domain of teaching with various methods, practical training, practice etc., they are equipped with best of the tools to address the issue at hand.

I am sorry, but this is out of my expertise. Regards, Surinder Koul 

Saboor Khan
by Saboor Khan , General Manager Marketing , Prontolinks

Start by speaking  and use simple words with translation in the learners' language

 

Maha Fawzy Al-Shaarawy
by Maha Fawzy Al-Shaarawy , trainer and teacher , London Global training Centre

realia , pictures, physical response and mimingtell you  find a way to comunicate

Mian Rasool
by Mian Rasool , Administration Assistance , Kabbani Trading Center

The personal interest in the given tasks/wrok is a must to become a hard worker

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