classroom management - teacher talk

Classroom Management I

Teacher Talk

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Classroom management

Classroom management

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Classroom management

Teacher talk and language grading

Giving clear instructions

Setting up and running activities

Giving effective feedback

Classroom management

Teacher talk and language grading

Teacher talk

Quantity Level

Potential problems with……

Teacher talk

Language

input

Listening practice

but….

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Problems often arise because of

Teacher Talk Time

Too much Teacher Talk

I hate it when there is a silence in the

class. If no one is speaking, I usually

open my mouth. I figure that it’s

probably good for them to have some

more listening practice, anyway….

Can be a particular problem

at the beginning of classes

Now, I’ll just rub this off the board and then

we’ll get on with the next exercise – oh, where’s

the board rubber? Here? Oh yes. Great. Right,

I’ll just give out these sheets – I wanted to put

them on different coloured paper, but there

wasn’t any in the cupboard, unfortunately. Still,

it’s not very important. So, have a look at

these….

Commentating

Could I have your attention? Thanks –

right, if you’re ready and it’s not too

much trouble, could you possibly just

find your books in your bags and open

them up to page 56, please?

page 56, please

..and show them!!

Teacher talk

Quantity Level

Potential problems with……

Are you all in possession of a pen?

Good. In that case,could you confer

with your neighbour and jointly reach a

consensus on the answers, and then

compile a list.

Just jot down a few ideas that you’ve

come up with and then we’ll look over

them together….

Had you not started learning English,

what other language would you have

chosen?

If you were a pilot and your engines

stopped, what would you do?

You… last night… go out…..with….who?

Different levels

Do you need to grade your language at all levels?

How much is appropriate?

Record yourself and listen back…

(in class and out of class)

Classroom management

Teacher talk and language grading

Giving clear instructions

Setting up and running activities

Giving effective feedback

Thank you!

jo.gakonga@elt-training.com