Universidada Pedagógica Experiemental LibertadorInstituto Pedagógico de Caracas

Departamento e Idiomas ModernosMetodología de la Enseñanza del Inglés como lengua extranjera

Classroom Management

Angélica Rodríguez

Caracas, 27 de Junio de 2012

Teacher’s presence and talk

The way teachers move, how they stand, how physically

demonstrative they are; all these play their part in the effective

management of a class.

Some aspects teachers need to take into a count are:

Proximity

Appropiacy

Movement

Contact

Teacher talking time vs. student talking time

“We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same.”Martha Graham

Although the teacher’s and students’ talking time varies

according to the aims of the lesson, the student’s talking time is

always more important than the teacher talking time.

Teacher’s talking time: 30 %

Student talking time: 70%

Some Ways to Increase Student Talk TimeFirst it is important to think about:

•Do students know the vocabulary needed to speak on the topic?

•Are the teacher’s instructions clear enough for the learners to know exactly what to do?

•Eliciting

Be careful of the following:

Low level students benefit from a silent period of understanding, and responding to instructions, before being involved in fluent communication that might make them feel embarrassed.Students are worried about how others will react on their speaking.

Teacher talk:

•Indirect influence

Deals with feelings

Preises or encourages

Jokes

Using ideas of students

Repeat students response

Ask questions

•Direct influence

Gives information

Correct without rejection

Give direction

Criticize students behavior

Criticize student response

Student talk

Student response, specific.

Student response, open-ended or student initiated

Silence

Silence Av

Confusion, work-oriented

confusion non-work-oriented

Laughter

Uses the native language

Nonverbal

References

Harmer, J. How to teach English. 1998

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/laura868/look-whos-talking-ways-increasing-student-talking-time