These comments were taken from the Frankfurt International School's website. At FIS, many of the students are from all over the world and speak a variety of languages. All the courses are taught in English, thus ESL is an important issue for the school.
 

Please use easier words. Please speak slowly and clearly. **

Please write more clearly on the board. **

Please wait after the lesson to explain. *

You should not make a joke about everything. *

Stand near me when I must answer question.

Please tell about tests earlier.

Give me more time to do my work.

Give us more time to write down things from the board

Don’t pick on me in lesson because I can’t answer.

Please write answers on the board.

Teacher always write homework on board when light flashes.

Explain the homework please.

Can I speak Japanese in lesson?

Let us explain things in our own language to people who don’t understand something.

Don’t give difficult words in test questions.

Repeat what other students say when they say question or give an answer.

I don’t understand when teacher reads bulletin.

When we have a chance to answer a question, make the other students quiet, because it takes a time to transfer thoughts in words.

Punish the students who make fun of our poor English.

Even I answered wrong, don’t laugh.

Come to ESL students during quiet working to ask how they understood.

Try to wait if just 2 or 3 people raise their hands for the others.

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