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Language coachingTransition from language teacher to language coach
Boglarka Mokos
The purpose of the speech
• a taste of coaching• the place of coaching• attention to coaching• learning about coaching
Outline
I) IntroductionII) Everyday coachingIII) Professional coachingIV) Teaching and coachingV) Questions and answers
Wh- questions
• English teacher• Trainer• Language coach• Student• Mother
Coaching in our lives
Everyday coaching 1)
Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them. (Whitmore, 1992)
Everyday coaching 2)
Help?Comfort?Advice?
As coaches we create a frame (of thought) for the client in which his goals, solutions, and first steps can shine. The frame constructed by the coach consists of goal-oriented questions, reinforcing feedback, present listening, and useful summary. (Meier and Szabo, 2008)
The essence of coaching
- Building awareness- Increasing self-belief- Taking responsibility
• origins in sport coaching and psychotherapy (Timothy Gallwey, Sir John Whitmore, Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg)
• widespread among business executives to increase performance• a profession to helpovercoming obstacles in many areas of life
The place of coaching
Difference between
TEACHING COACHING
Teaching with coaching
Involves:1) coaching approach2) coaching tools3) language coaching procedure
1) Coaching approach
• partnership• positive attitude• active listening • use of intuition• focus on the individual’s needs and
believes• giving feedback and support
2) Coaching tools
• coaching frame• coaching questions• special tasks• use of cards, pictures, graphs, scales• coaching models (GROW, Appreciative
Inquiry, Solution Focus)
3) Language coaching procedure
1. coaching agreement2. goal setting3. examining reality (motivation, possibilities, background)4. finding resources in learning
strategies, cognitive and meta-cognitive repertoire
3) Language coaching procedure cont.
5. feedback and reinforcement6. course/ lesson/ project planning7. teaching-learning process including:
- self-evaluation- coaching feedback - goal modification
8. closing/ conclusion
Language coaching
• one-to-one • popularity and acceptance among business
executives, multinational companies• short-term contracts (Brief coaching for 3-10
occasions)• more focus is on the language project and the
learner• less focus is on the improvement of language skills • much higher rates
Benefits of coaching for the learner
• increased motivation and commitment• professionally set goals• clear vision of the learning process• involvement in planning• autonomy• increased self-confidence• success in learning
Benefits for the teacher/ coach
• partnership• cooperation• gained trust• effective planning and preparation• reduced time for preparation• career opportunities• financial opportunities
To become a language coach
• teaching degree• min 2 years teaching practice• min 78 hours ICF-based training
course• coaching skills• coaching competencies• coaching practice
Questions and answers
