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UNIT 5 Managing class
Resources: Eye contact, gesture, the voice
Grouping students:
• Whole class
• Students working by their own
• Pair work
• Group work
Classroom arrangements depend on:
• Space available
• Type of chairs, tables
• Age of students
• Nationality
• Student personality
Sitting arrangements
• Orderly rows
• Circles
• Separate tables
Teacher’s position
• Language presentation – standing
• Giving instructions – standing
• Reading activities – sitting, occasional monitoring
• Activate stage – at distance, be involved when needed
• Controlled practice - occasional monitoring
• Checking work in progress – moving from group to group
Writing on the board
• Use projector
• Cards with vocabulary
• Students to write
• You write when students do other task
• Write in small sections to turn
Giving individual attention
• Teacher should know names of all students
• If needed speak longer with student who do not understand, while others do next task
• Don’t teach only strong or weak students
• Don’t ask by order, it’s very predictable
Teacher Talking Time (TTT), Student Talking Time (STT)
Teacher speaks more when:
• Presenting, checking, modelling
• Providing language input
• Giving instruction
• Establishing rapport
Giving instructions:
• Use simple language
• Be consistent
• Use visual clues
• Check if students understand instructions
Factors influencing discipline
• Age of students
• Their motivation
• Class size
• School atmosphere
• Respect between teacher and students
Reasons for problem behaviour
• Family problems
• Low self esteem
• Boredom
• Peer pressure
• Lack of respect
• Class size
Always respect students and create friendly atmosphere in the class
Preventing problem behaviour
• Be fair
• Be punctual
• Be well prepared
• Don't make threats without carrying them out (??????)
• Respect students
• Return checked homework in time
• Be enthusiastic
Responding to problem behavior
• Always get immediate reaction
• Use nonverbal techniques first
• Keep calm and never shout
• Keep within school discipline code
• Try to use humour where possible
