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For me the perfect student is respectful ans tries to do things no matter what mistakes he or she might make.
I don �t like lazy, mocking or rude pupils. I have a soft spot for thoses pupils who have difficulties but try their best to communicate and improve. I hope it �ll help you.
Many thanks
Anita for bringing this excellent topic to the forum
To me, a good student should be hard working, cooperative and ambitious.
We can always make long lists of qualities that make a good student but
the 3 above mentioned ones are more than a must, in my humble opinion.
First, hard work is required because "Rome was not built in a
day". The learning process is long and complex and obviously students
have to learn lost of vocabulary, and other things like irregular verbs,
phrasals, idioms ... to mention but a few examples. In addition they have
to practise as much as possible and even if they are not working their
English they should constantly be curious, to be interested
in everything surrounding them (as Zora pertinently pointed),
things they hear (the lyrics of a song on the radio for example) or
read (signs in the street).....
Second what I mean by cooperative is that the student
should be friendly and ready to help other students with difficulties if he can, be a
good player when it comes to role plays. Similarly he should be cooperative with
the teacher�s instructions and questions
Last but not least, a student without ambition will hardly progress, although I have seen many adults in
companies who would content themselves with an intermediate level as long as
they can understand and be understood. I rather prefer ambitious and
positive students who like challenges and are always willing to
progress and, in word, never give up.
For me a good student is a student who isn �t necessarily that bright but who doesn �t give up when obstacles are placed in his or her way. I think a good student is also someone who is hardworking, who tries to do his or her best. I �ve often been surprised by some of my students....they suddenly blossomed with a few encouraging words...and luckily I gave them that encouragement, otherwise, I might not have seen them excel at English!!
I �ve been very lucky over the years and have had many good students who were motivated and enthusiastic. I also like, Silke, like an enquiring mind. That means someone is eager to learn more than just what you �re giving them. They usually make the most progress too.
They remind me of a sponge...they just want to soak everything up that you give them!!!
