Experience report: first-time as an english teacher in a public school in Fortaleza/CE

Abstract

What is needed for a good English class? When it comes to teaching and learning foreign languages, there are several theories, approaches and techniques to be used. Despite all the theory during their training period, a novice teacher is often faced with the dilemma of which approaches, methods or techniques to use in the classroom. In this paper, I present an account of my first teaching experience in an English course at a municipal public school in Fortaleza/CE, focusing on my impressions as an English teacher and the difficulties that students had during classes. This experience was based on the communicative language teaching, which proved to be very effective for those classes.