TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO THE NEW GENERATION
TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO THE NEW GENERATION

Summary/Abstract: Being quite different from the past generations, youngsters nowadays have different needs of learning, which are almost totally based on practice. Daily assisted by virtual sites, games and virtual friends all over the world, intrigued by the life styles of famous people and permanently looking for opportunities, our students are very selective these days. They are interested more in the basic knowledge, which they are sure they can get online day and night. So probably most of them ask themselves about the real purpose of a teacher in front of them. Thus, teachers nowadays should be extremely aware of this fact. Starting from their appearance, which should be accepted by the individuals of the classroom, to the way they attract the students in the learning process, teachers should come up all the time with various and interesting ways of teaching languages, which are the basis of communication worldwide. Therefore, the hereby article seeks to provide efficient ideas of teaching foreign languages to the new generation. Are the school manuals enough in this computerised era? Does team teaching still attract our students? Which would be the specific tips on how to function effectively as equal partners working together in the same classroom? Do our students still need our presence or do they find everything online? Some step-by-step tips are a basic guide to help us establish a dynamic team together so we can experiment and find the right approach which works best for youngsters.

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