I find myself drawing in class a lot, and it does not always come out as I hope. I really should do some practicing and learn to draw some more specific things.
I am geting a little better at using drawings for illustrations in class, and a whiteboard is great for that. This is probably true in a lot of classroom settings, but I think it is even more so in a language classroom.
It is too easy to fall victim to using a dictionary, or translating, when you hit a snag trying to explain yourself.
I try to use English to explain English as much as possible in class, and drawings help me to do that. Drawings are great for helping students to have a better way to attach meaning to words rather than directly translating.
You don’t have to be great at drawing, but you need to draw with confidence.
Here is a quick illustration I did for headless, ghost, and poster:
