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Continued from previous spread
You are an English teacher from Senegal.
What would you like to tell our readers
about teaching English in your country?
What challengers do you face in your daily
work?
“People in
Senegal have a
passion for
English.”
There are many challenges that we face in our
daily work, which include the ambiguity of
As a young and new teacher, I may not be the language. Most students speak their mother
right man to tell your readers much about tongue at school, in the streets and at home
teaching English in Senegal. But through the and they are too often reluctant to express
time I have been a student, a club leader or themselves in English. This makes it hard for
just through the couple years I have taught us to develop certain language skills. The
English; I can tell you that teachers of English other main challenge is the lack of materials.
and the students in our country have an We all know that teaching language requires
unconditional love for the English language materials and I feel I should thank the
even though French is our official language. Regional English Language Office (RELO/US
People love English, they have a passion for it. Embassy) for their continued support. They
Educators of English in Senegal are more than help teachers in many different ways, in fact
teachers. They are true leaders and they are they exemplify what we mean by the word
my heroes. PARTNER.
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