Jose Alvarez

In my lessons, I follow a collaborative student-centered approach focused on communicative competence. We dedicate a substantial part of the class to producing oral and written language through task-based activities given in the textbook and created by myself. Collaboration boosts linguistic confidence. My role, as the facilitator, is to mediate and take good care of the acquisition process.


I give positive and corrective feedback: acknowledging the good answers, repeating the learner’s response (questioning tone when incorrect), recasting, negotiating meaning, recalling on the board. Among other strategies that I implement are the deductive grammar and contextual inputs with follow ups in fours steps from I-You-She/He/They-We.


The 21st century students are proficient users of the latest technology. Incorporating it in the classroom practice is crucial. Blogs, podcasts, forums, YouTube videos, shortfilms, online audio files and platforms such as Rockalingua, Quizlet and Kahoot are some of the resources I frequently use to engage my students.


As an educator, I facilitate an anxiety-free environment that encourages scholars to participate actively. They understand that their mistakes are a natural manifestation of the acquisition process. By accepting the challenge, they get out of their comfort-zone and grow. Ultimately, a language teacher is a nurturer that displays affability, charisma and sagacity, a cheerleader, a mentor that helps the scholars fulfill their full potential.