subject: Creative classes help students improve [print this page] Schools require not only good use of English but also model teachers who are able to guide and motivate their students to master the language. By being interested in their students and in teaching , language learning is profoundly influenced by one's social environment. This environment comprises at least four groups of participants : ( a ) the student's peer groups in and out of the school; ( b ) the adults with whom students interact; ( c ) the student's home environment; and ( d ) the wider socio-cultural sphere, largely influenced by the media. Nonetheless, what seems under-emphasized is the fact that building English language proficiency demands far more than the dedicated efforts of English teachers, native or non-native. English language lessons occupy only a fraction of total curriculum time, so students are significantly exposed to similar or competing models of languages in other classes.
