Psychology and ELT - CS Jones

How do you motivate young learners? Well, it helps if you are such an inspirational teacher as Miss Brodie or Mr Keating! Now you might argue that such people are fictional, yet there are teachers out there who do work wonders -- and this article is about one of them. Her name was Crystal Jones and she was brilliant! But the big question is -- can we benefit from her approach? Personality aside, were there any psychological techniques she used? And are they transferrable? Read and find out. But first, watch a short clip with the inimitable Maggie Smith as Miss Brodie... To read about Carolyn Jones' story, just go to www.michelioudakis.org and then click on 'CS Jones'.

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