3) possible ways to group the students: • grouping the students according to seating arrangement; • students select their own group members.(risky) • strong students and weak students are missed together. • Strong students and weak students are grouped
II. The roles of the teacher
2. Teacher’s roles:
Task 1：think about teacher’s roles before, during and after
class:
• Before class: planner, who plans what to teach, how to
teach, and what result to achieve. • During class: organizer… • After class: evaluator, who evaluates not only how
successfully he has conducted the class but also how effective the learning activities have been.
• (2) Group work: students work in groups of 4 and discuss what things they should use. Reach an agreement b the end of the discussion.
• (3) Whole class work: group leaders report their discussion result to whole class, justifying their decision if necessary.
•Less dynamic classroom; •No co-operation;
IV. Student grouping
Task: The following is a speaking activity. Think about how you will organize this activity.
ouping
Advantages
Disadvantages
•All the class are concentrating. •Students have little chance to
•Good modeling from teacher Whole class work •comfortable in choral practice
Classroom Management
Teaching Contents
1 What roles do teachers play in the classroom? 2 How to give effective classroom instructions? 3 What are the different ways for students grouping? 4 How to maintain discipline in the classroom? 5 How to ask effective questions? 6 How to treat students’ errors in the classroom?
Group work
•Communication in its real sense; •More dynamic than pair work; •promoting self-reliance;
•No outside pressure; Individual study •Study at own speed;
III. Classroom instructions
Classroom instructions refer to the language teachers use to organize or guide learning. • English or Chinese instructions? • Use simple language. • Give clear instructions • Use eye contact.
efficiently. Appropriate control and over-control.
• Assessor：to assess the students’ work. • Organizer: to design and organize activities/tasks • Prompter: to give appropriate prompts or hints when students are
• The most common student groupings: – Whole class work /lockstep – pair work – group work – individual study
Advantages and disadvantages of grouping
Decorate your classroom with things that are either beautiful or useful. How would you decorate it and what things would you need? How can you get them.
• (1) Whole class work: the teacher goes through the instruction with the students to make sure they now what to do exactly. If possible, give some hint.
Further suggestions about student grouping
1) When working in whole class work, the teacher should not speak too much.
2) When organizing pair work, the teacher should give the clearest instructions. If necessary, the teacher should demonstrate with one student first.
not ready to answer to do the activity.
• Participant: to participate in students’ activities / communication. • Resource provider: to provide resource/ knowledge
speak; •Same speed for different students; •Nervous in front of the whole class;
•Not enough communication;
Pair work
More chance for practice; Encouraging co-operation; Relaxing atmosphere;
separately to do different takes. • Group the students by drawing lots.
Further suggestions about student grouping
3) possible ways to group the students: • grouping the students according to seating arrangement; • students select their own group members,(risky) • strong students and weak students are missed together. • Strong students and weak students are grouped
I. What’s the goal of classroom management?
• Six conditions for Effective classroom management :
Teacher plays appropriate roles Teacher provides clear instructions. Suitable grouping of the students Asking appropriate questions. Discipline as well as harmony in the class. Proper error treatment.
separately to do different takes. • Group the students by drawing lots.
Further suggestions about student grouping
4) Although pair work and group work can provide students more chances for practice, individual study should not be totally neglected.
I. What’s the goal of classroom management?
➢Classroom management：the way teachers organize what goes on in the classroom.