Fereshteh Arefi

First, I conduct a needs analysis in my classes to get to know my students' goals, needs, interests, strengths, and weaknesses, then I choose the best method and materials. In general, I do not teach English with textbooks, I mostly use other supplementary materials such as my own pamphlets, YouTube videos, podcasts, websites, films, and music. My teaching method is CLT (Communicative Language Teaching), TBLT (Task-based Language Teaching). As my classes are regularly held online, my teaching style is technology-based using relevant and interesting English websites, films and videos. Moreover, my classes are mostly student-centered, giving students voice, choice, and autonomy to take control of their learning, and my role is facilitating learning process.
my lessons are mostly for the ones who want to develop their general English, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. I have also worked with IELTS candidates, and the ones who aim at applying for job positions and need to be prepared for interview. besides, I teach general English for upper-intermediate and advanced levels.all in all, I am so keen on interacting with my students and making them love English. In my opinion, teaching is a natural instinct, and teachers need to prioritize psychological issues over instructional ones. it means that, as long as they don't have a good and in-depth understanding of their students'personality types, characters and moods, they will not be able to present the best teaching version of themselves.