I'm teaching english to a person that cannot speak english.. any suggestions?

Question

I'm korean, the student is korean. I don't know where to start teaching so any suggestions?

Answer 1

I am an ESL teacher, and I've taught many immigrants who didn't speak English at all and I didn't speak their language. The suggestions that you've received from the other answerers are all good but I have a small suggestion. You have a huge advantage because you speak the same language and when you are teaching beginners, it's OK to use your own language to establish the basics. However, if you do this, then please be careful that you don't become a live dictionary and that you don't fall into the trap of speaking your language too much. What are the basics? Start with personal/family information and radiate outward to school information, then community information (ie shopping, transp...) and eventually national information. This concentric way works best not only for adults but also children. Good Luck

Answer 2

Hi,Blah
Well, when you start teaching,use the body language or gestures your (fingers, head , shoulders ) when you are speaking, that's will be easy to understand and also use a pictures actually draw many pictures as you can? that's it.

Answer 3

Teach him everyday saying like Hello, how are you, excuse me. Go from simple things that everyone knows and says all the time.

Answer 4

Teach him as though he were a toddler. Start with the alphabet and work your way from there. Start with everyday words like Hello, how are you, my name is______, etc. That's how we were taught in school when I took Spanish.

Answer 5

Start with nouns: table, chair, fork, house, car, cat, dog ...
Then simple verbs: go, eat, sleep, work
Simple adjectives: hungry, tired, hot
Your objective is to allow him/her to communicate so don't worry about grammar for a while.