my spanish teacher
I used to love going to Spanish classes, but now we have a new teacher and I don't like her that much, but as I have a house in Spain i REALLY need to learn the language...What should I do????????? graciás!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 Answers
Put your personal feelings aside and just learn the language, LOL.
Remember, you don't have to be friends with her, just respect her as a teacher and do what you need to do. The class isn't going to last forever.
Hang in there, and become a better student, by learning to learn despite not liking the teacher. You´ll have to deal with that stuff for the rest of your life, so consider this good practice (I say that humorously, not commandingly)
I´m dealing with a professor in my own class right now, who is nice enough, but refuses to use any of the very excellent multimedia and computer assisted instruction that our new textbook and software come with, and which we had to pay a LoT of extra money for, compared to a normal book. Several hundred. And he gives tests and quizzes that are very easy and short and then dismisses class immediately. Definitely not getting what I´m paying for and it´s annoying.
But if I let if bug me too much, I´m only hurting myself. I´m trying to make the best of it, and hope you can do the same.
Buena suerte amiga.
Are you paying for these lessons? You can always try another class. Often teachers have different teaching styles and learners have different learning styles. If it's just a personality difference and she is still a great teacher, stick with it. If your learning style is really different from her/his teaching style, it might be time to find a new class.
Wow, you are very fortunate to have a house in Spain. That must be amazing.
As rodneyp nicely said, be a responsible student and do what you should be doing. If she is simply not a good teacher, which happens, then that is surely not your fault. However, still put full effort into the class. This includes doing homework, participating, being attentive during class, and all of that stuff.
If you truly have the desire to learn, you could definitely consider doing some Spanish learning outside of school on your free time. I am an American high school student currently in a Spanish 4 class at my school. Although I love the class, I feel it simply does not do enough for me.
Does your class have a book? The first thing I suggest is taking home a book (with permission, of course). The book my school provided for our class had some useful stuff in it. Furthermore, this website is a great resource for Spanish learning. You can go through their lessons, use the forum boards for help, read the reference articles, and much more. There are also many other great resources you can find suggested on this answer board.
Here are some last suggestions: Listen to music and read news that are in the Spanish language, as well as other media. Also very important, when you do go to Spain, try to immerse yourself in their culture. Don't watch English shows, listen to English music, etc. Try to interact with locals and do the stuff a local would do.
Good luck!
