Yesterday evening, EC Montreal held an information workshop for our new hosts. Attending a workshop at EC is a mandatory requirement in being accepted into the homestay programme. We tried to give the homestays a complete overview of EC by going over the different aspects of our organization, from its history to our customer service strategy.
We felt it was important to include a teacher presentation in the mix. We wanted our homestays to learn some tricks and tips on how to deal with lower level language learners. It can be very challenging to have good communication if the two parties are having a difficult time understanding one another.
Don, our English instructor at EC Montreal since 2002 prepared a slideshow presentation for the hosts. He talked about the importance of smiling, using hand gestures and body language. He also gave tips on not increasing your volume when speaking as the students will not understand if you simply repeat the same thing, louder. He talked about the importance of using simple sentences and drawing if necessary.
Don did an excellent job and really gave us all valuable tips on communication. Don has had a lot of experience at EC Montreal teaching the beginner levels, so he was the perfect instructor to deliver last night’s presentation.
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