Expert 2020 Series: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Giving Advice with Martin Richards

Martin Richards CPPC: Avoiding the pitfalls of giving advice

As educators, language teachers, we often tend to think giving advice is the best option - but is it really the only option open to support growth, development and critical thinking for our learners?
Why is giving advice sometimes the wrong thing to do? How can we recognize when we are about to give advice? When is it appropriate to do so, and when not? How can we move away from giving advice and give support instead? How can we give advice in a way that's also supportive?