CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS

English MethodologyMayra Arcos

BACKGROUND

• The traditional approach of teaching initially was the teacher giving topic lectures and students just listening playing a passive role.

• Students almost didn’t practice oral skills nor had interaction with their classmates.

• Deliberate interaction among students and teacher is a key to enhance students’ linguistic resources.

DEFINITION• CLASSROOM

INTERACTION describes the form and content of

social interaction within the classroom, this interaction

begins with a stimulus which can be an action,

person or something in the environment.

OBJECTIVES• To practice critical thinking

• To stimulate students involvement in the classroom

• To learn and understand how to work with partners

• To improve peer relationships

• To create a respect climate within the classroom

• To share responsibility of learning with peers

• To capitalize on the diversity of student experiences to generate alternative solutions problems and to explore student ideas within the context of the lesson

TECHNIQUES• Whole class discussion

• Role play• Collaborative learning• Discussion and debates

• Interactive Sessions• Loud Reading• Story telling

• Conversation with learners

TYPES• Teacher-students

• Students-students

• Teacher centered activities

CATEGORIES• Positive Classroom Interaction

Following directionsCompleting assignments

Remaining attentive to the teacher

• Negative Classroom Interaction Being physically aggressiveThreatening othersTalking out of turnPlaying spiteful pranks

DIMENSIONS OF TEACHING:EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

• Is the way by which teachers help children develop warm, supportive relationships, experience enjoyment and excitement about learning, feel comfortable in the classroom, and experience appropriate levels of autonomy or independence.

Positive climateNegative climateTeacher sensitivityRegard for student perspectives

CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION• Is the way by which teachers help children develop skills to

regulate their own behavior, get the most learning out of each school day, and maintain interest in learning activities

Behavior managementProductivity Instructional learning formats

• Is the way by which teachers effectively support students' cognitive development and language growth

Concept developmentQuality of feedbackLanguage modeling

IMPROVE INTERACTION

• Give more detailed feedback sufficient to shift the direction of the lesson.• To meet key student learning needs will often require open-ended

questions which let students identify what they already know or where the teacher can best invest time and resources.

• Provide opportunities to hear student voices and act on ideas originating with the students.

• In more student-centered learning environments, teachers’ role is guide providing assistance when needed.

• Provide more structures discussion exercises where students become experts in some facet of a topic so they can work as teams.

• Include one or more cooperative learning techniques that encompasses a variety of methods to encourage student-student interactions within the classroom.

• Plan structured academic controversies in which small teams of students learn about a controversial issue from some perspectives and try to come to consensus.

CONCLUSIONClassroom Interaction COMMUNICATION is the KEY Group work Individual workClose-ended Open-endedChoral responses Full classSelf-accessCollaborationTeacher talk Student initiatives

Teacher-Student

InteractionsMaximum Cognitive

Involvement

Maximum Identity

Investment

Focus on Meaning

Focus on Language

Focus on Use