How knowing more about the brain can impact the language learning process
By fully understanding and acknowledging that no two brains are alike, the neurolanguage coach then is able to adapt to the individual coachee in front of him/her and is able to recognize how that coachee can relate to, learn and commit to long term memory the information that the language coach is transmitting. Perhaps this is the first time in the pedagogy of language that the learning process really focuses learner-centrically on the individual´s capacity for learning, recognizing that all brains are different and the neuroscientific principles underlying this process.
The neurolanguage coach is trained to deliver a constant brain friendly approach which is non-directive, non-threatening, abundantly empathetic, but provocative in the sense that he/she will constantly be stimulating the learner´s brain into language connections and insights throughout the process.
There may also be conversations to discover how the learner learns best, and how he/she can connect language learning to real life and to personal situations. The neurolanguage coach is skilled in the technique of chunking language down, providing a safe learning environment and developing spacing techniques for learning. Additionally, he/she is skilled in getting the coachee to set own goals and actions for the process, ensuring maximum ownership from the learner.
Motivation and commitment conversations are essential, as well as the awareness of “emotional triggers” which could hamper learning and progress, so there are continuous coaching conversations that keep the brain in a calm learning state, whereby even grammar is delivered through calm step by step coaching conversations, so that the learner can quickly “normalise” the language.
Bio
Rachel M. Paling, Director of Efficient Language Coaching,Certified & Accredited Neurolanguage Coach and ACC (ICF)Credentialed Coach, Creator of Neurolanguage Coaching®
Rachel Marie Paling founded Efficient Language Coaching in 2008 and created the method Neurolanguage Coaching® owning the registered trademark. Rachel started teaching English as a Foreign Language to adults over 30 years ago. After obtaining a BA Honours in Law and Spanish (with distinction in spoken Spanish) at the University of Sheffield (UK) she did a Masters in Human Rights and Democratization (EMA) at the University of Padua, Italy and Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. She continued with her studies and qualified as a UK Lawyer in 2003, but instead of pursuing a career as a lawyer, she combined her teaching experience, her specialisation in business English and her legal knowledge to coach top executives across Europe. She has created the new method and approach called Neurolanguage Coaching® and has trained 670 language teachers worldwide certifying them as Neurolanguage Coaches with her training course, one of the only language coaching certification courses in the world accredited by International Coach Federation USA. She now delivers this course to teachers of ANY discipline, to transform the educational process and in addition she works with corporates worldwide to enhance communication and cross-cultural performance within International Teams. She is a professional coach with the PCC Credential from the International Coaching Federation and also holds an MA in Applied Neuroscience.
BA Honours in Law/Spanish, MA in Human Rights, MA in Applied Neuroscience, qualified UK Lawyer plus 35 yrs language teaching experience and professional PCC ICF Coach. Creator of Neurolanguage Coaching® and has trained 700 language teachers certified and accredited by the ICF.
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