Interview Questions for Rocío Rodríguez
1. Can you tell us a little more about yourself and why you chose to become
an English teacher?
2. What made you interested in working with English learners?
3. What are your long-term goals in English language teaching and is
academy work your priority as a teacher?
4. Can you describe your teaching experience at Blair Language Centre and
Academia Abril?
5. What was your role as a School Support Tutor?
6. How do you adapt your lessons for different age groups, special needs
students and learning styles?
7. Have you ever taught very young learners (ages 3–6)? If so, what methods
did you use to keep them engaged?
8. What kinds of activities do you use to make English fun and accessible for
young children?
9. How do you manage classroom behaviour in a group of 10+ students?
10. You have a C1 Cambridge level in English—do you have plans to obtain a
TEFL, CELTA or similar teaching qualification?
11. How comfortable are you teaching primarily in English to learners with no
prior exposure to the language?
12. Can you give us an example of how you prepared students for Trinity
exams and what experience have you had with Cambridge exams?
13. Walk us through how you would plan a 60-minute lesson for a group of 5-
year-olds.
14. What resources or games do you find most useful when teaching young
learners?
15. How do you incorporate songs, stories, or crafts into your teaching?
16. What challenges have you faced in the classroom, and how did you
handle them?
17. How do you assess students’ progress, especially when working with very
young learners who can't read or write yet?
18. How do you handle teenage learners?
19. What is your current availability for classes?
20. What lesson plan styles are you familiar with?
21. This position involves a lot of energy, flexibility and creativity. Are you
able to provide these key factors?