Hello. I recently started as an English teacher for spanish speaking people. In particular teenagers. I would like you to give me ideas on what topics should I talk in class. I mean what are teenagers interested in?....I would appreciate your help.
2007-03-22 15:08:37 · 10 answers · asked by Lisa 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Teach them to have respect.
2007-03-22 16:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I taught High School English. I had some hispanic students who did poorly until we read a novel by Rudolfo Anaya called Bless Me, Ultima. It's about a curandera and her protege. My hispanic students were very interested in it because it delved so deeply into theMexican culture. They were suddenly the experts. They read the book easily because of all the familiar terms and hispanic language used in it. There is a teacher guide available along with worksheets.
2007-03-22 17:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all what are you teaching in the class you want 2 relate it to the topic.
2007-03-22 15:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by thesunnshynne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Topics that apply to real-life situations: dating, making money conflicts with friends,etc. You will be surprised how much teens open up and discuss concerns they may have if you show that you care.
2007-03-22 17:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by Lauren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't ask us how our day was...that will probably start a huge fight. talk about trends or maybe about today things...don't go back into well in my day...thats annoying. If theres a lot of boys ask em if they have the new xbox 360. or ask them there opinion on things.
2007-03-22 15:57:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
teens love to debate about things going on in the world, they also like to talk about celebs , tv shows, the news, parties,
2007-03-22 15:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by nisha10mabry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a teenager myself, have them play a funky game which will make them laugh. go to spencer's or toys r us or something to get something wacky. they will open up to you and the language.
2007-03-22 15:16:57 · answer #7 · answered by ♥LittleMissKnowItAll♥ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey i'm 17 years old, but since ur not teaching any of my classes u should mess with them a little. wut i mean is like u should scare them like tell them ur givin lots of homework and act mean and stuff for like the first few days. it might make u laugh depending on their reaction. that's wut i'd do and plus my bible teacher did that to me and my bible class. my bible teacher is a cool guy, but he sure scared the hell outta me, lol.
2007-03-22 18:32:49 · answer #8 · answered by solstice333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they want to talk about contraversal issues like gangs and stuff. dont tell them how wrong they are but let them show their side of the story. or let them have debate about lil things like school rules or dress codes
2007-03-22 15:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
We love to hear how you gave your wife a cleveland steamer or rusty trombone. being discriptive about how she rim jobs is always good too
2007-03-22 15:17:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋