Teaching Teenagers English #2 Coping with pre-class anxiety

In this series of no-frills videos for teachers, methodology writer Chris Roland talks about teaching teenagers, providing tips, techniques, anecdotes and discussion about the psychological and emotional world of being a teens teacher. In this clip I touch on pre-class jitters and how we can use a simple change of focus to help work our way out of a low-level anxious loop. The challenge In each clip, I will also leave you with a task, challenge or point to reflect on. This time, it’s very simple. I’d like you to hold on to the main idea in the clip until you need it! Please let me know in the comments section if... a) you use the idea and it helps you. b) you have any other pre-class jitters reducing techniques to share. Further reading Chris’ book Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom (2018) is available from Pavilion Publishing & Media as part of their Teaching English series. There’s a link to that below. A companion volume