Herbert Puchta: "Response Ability" and "Responsibility" with Teens – IATEFL 2016

One more year, the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) is holding its annual conference; this time in Birmingham. Although this year I haven’t been as active a blogger as I would have liked to (being an IATEFL 2016 registered blogger for the second time), I am bringing you an interesting interview given by Herbert Puchta, where he talks about teachers’ responsibility in helping teens’ develop their language skills as well as their own self. You can also check out this same author’s interview given at IATEFL 2015, about values and emotions.

About Herbert Puchta

Mr. Puchta, who is an IATEFL ambassador and actually presided it at one point, has written and co-authored multiple textbook series among which I must highlight Playway to English and English in Mind, for young learners and teenagers, respectively. In fact, I am using Playway to English 4 and English in Mind 4 with my students this year, and I must say that I love both of them, so I am particularly interested in what Mr. Puchta has to say.

The Interview

You can watch the full interview below.

Main ideas

Here are the main ideas, ready for you to tweet as you wish. 🙂

The teacher of teenage students has to be an educator. - H. Puchta Clic para tuitear

We need to support teenagers in developing themselves. - H. Puchta Clic para tuitear

We need to challenge teenagers with content that challenges their thinking. - H. Puchta Clic para tuitear

We should get teenagers to develop their critical thinking. - H.Puchta Clic para tuitear

Learning is not only entertainment. We need students to think about relevant topics. - H.Puchta Clic para tuitear

We need to help teens develop their own sense of self. - H.Puchta Clic para tuitear

It's up to us, as their teachers, what we actually want to focus on. - H.Puchta Clic para tuitear

For more information about IATEFL 2016, visit their official website.

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