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TEACHING TEENAGERS:UNLOCKING POTENTIAL IN YOUNG ADULT CLASSROOM (DELTA TEACHER DEVELOPMENT)

Teaching Teenagers is a comprehensive guide to teaching this age group, one that is often seen as challenging by many teachers. In addition to providing an accessible insight into the teenage mind, this book is a compendium of ideas that everyone, from the new teacher to the seasoned expert, can dip into and experiment with.

Part A starts with the theory and shows us how the learning process works best for teens. It explains how key parts of the brain work, and how the brain develops during adolescence. It looks at how teens interact in the classroom and ends with good practices when teaching teens.
Part B consists of seven chapters filled with activities for teaching teens, covering self-development, social development (rapport and working together), using media, using course materials, projects, and learning strategies.
Part C is divided into two sections. The first covers a range of typical challenges teachers say they have when teaching teens; the second includes a range of reflective activities to help you develop as a teacher of teens.

A pioneering, multi-award-winning series of books for English Language Teachers with professional development in mind, blending theory, practice and development.
The DELTA Teacher Development Series features some of the best and most expert authors in ELT, writing about fundamental areas of professional interest to teachers today. Each title in the series has three distinctive parts – A, B and C, which focus in turn on theory, practice and development:
• A: What do you need to know? What have others in the profession said or written? What is the latest information? How are things changing?
• B: What can you do? What practical activities can you carry out? How can you and your students get the most out of your teaching? How can you help yourself to help them better?
• C: How can you develop from here? What is the next step? How can you go further as a teacher in your own professional development?