What is The Ideal English Teacher?

 

Teachers have an important role in the educational process. The success of a generation is one of the roles of teachers. Being the ideal teacher is the goal of all teachers. The criteria for being ideal for the teacher are relative and depend on people's point of view. Likewise when  became an English teacher. Every teacher who teaches English lessons looks easy but difficult to applied. The cause of the problem is how the teacher is able to make the English material  can be accepted by students properly and maximally and there is a positive response from students. In my opinion, there are several criteria for an ideal teacher in teaching English so that it makes classrooms fun and comfortable.

In my view, an ideal English teacher is a teacher who is able to create an attractive and creative English learning model in a way of teaching that is fun, and easy to understand. In this way, the teacher can make a pleasant first impression for students who are just learning English to be more interested in learning and the classroom atmosphere will feel more "alive" and students can enjoy every teaching and learning process in the classroom. Preferably, before giving the material the teacher can start with a song, watch English videos or play games in accordance with the theme of learning English that is being studied. With this kind of warming up, psychologically it will encourage students in receiving new learning materials and also students do not feel bored and learning in class is not monotonous.

In addition, an ideal English teacher is one who can apply English directly in class. The teacher can use several expressions in English, such as giving greetings, expressing feelings at that time, etc. With repetitive habits like this can train students to use English directly. Not only relying on classroom activities, in my opinion a teacher must also be able to be open minded.  Teachers who are open to studentsv will be able to communicate well with students. In teaching English, teachers who are able to understand students are really needed, so that teachers can find out about students' progress in learning and what needs to be improved in the learning and teaching process. Not only that, learning English also requires a teacher who is able to motivate students in the learning process. Because as we know, a lot of students think that English is a difficult and boring subject. Therefore, teaching methods and motivation of a teacher are needed to encourage student interest in learning. When the teacher is more open, students will feel closer to the teacher so that they are free to express their opinions and enjoy the class.

So, actually, there are many methods and attitudes that must be taken by a teacher in the classroom, especially in teaching English, but I think the points above also need to be considered in order to become an ideal teacher. By paying attention to this, students can receive English material pleasantly without coercion, pressure, because according to my experience as a student, I believe that if students feel happy and enthusiastic about taking lessons in class it will not be difficult for them to accept all the materials that to be taught by the teacher.