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I have recently been asked to do tandem teaching (known as teaching assistant) at a mainstream school and it has been an enlightening experience.

I will share my impressions on how this has provided me with an invaluable opportunity to develop professionally and to see how English is taught in a very different context to mine. Hopefully it will also help anybody who is or might be in the same position as mine.

I have always worked in language schools with small groups, where students come to us to work solely on their English. It is an optional . . .

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James Heal
James Heal
James Santana Heal has been teaching at the British Institute of Seville, Spain, for the last 18 years, having taught previously in the UK, Poland and Indonesia. He is interested in teacher training, encouraging students to become autonomous learners and student-generated materials. He has a Degree in Modern and Contemporary History and the CELTA and DELTA.