An Example from my Classes

The students in the classes have varied educational backgrounds. Everyone has at least 10 years of Public School, a requirement to be a Military Policeman in Denmark. However, some are craftsmen, artisans, some have finished Senior High School and some some have a BA.

Different Levels, Alternating Teaching

Everyone understands the basics of phonetics - no matter the language spoken. So in order to open my students' eyes for this I use phonetics as one of my first tests. Utilizing simple speaking exercises it is possible to teach the very basics of the foreign language. Often these lessons have several positive side effects:

1: The students feel that they are on common ground no matter educational background level since most Danes have the same phonetic problems in speaking English. Using their knowledge as a foundation, I designed my lessons to use that knowledge, starting with simple speaking exercises to build new language skills.

2: The exercises demonstrate to the students that phonetics are the basic building block of all languages and the utilization of phonetic principles allow quick and easy speaking of any language. You only have to learn the vocabulary since you know how to form the words.

3: I use military police tasks and basic operations for the training environment. The students learn standard military police  functions, operations, communications and reports as an integral part of their language lessons. The results are a better understanding of military police procedures and responsibilities as well as learning a new language.