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LG 228 WEEK 7.

LG 228 WEEK 7. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. THE JOB AND ROLE OF THE TEACHER. The organization of learning. The management of interaction. Teachers' actions and decisions. What the teacher does, when and why? Teaching as decision making.

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LG 228 WEEK 7.

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  1. LG 228 WEEK 7. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

  2. THE JOB AND ROLE OF THE TEACHER • The organization of learning. The management of interaction. Teachers' actions and decisions. What the teacher does, when and why? Teaching as decision making. • What is a role? What is the relationship between role and method/activity? • Importance of clarifying what's expected of students. New methods entail new roles.

  3. Student groupings • 1. Lockstep: whole class works with teacher, together at the same pace/level. • 2. Individual: allows learner to develop autonomy, restores quiet atmosphere • 3. Pair-work: increases student's practice and motivation. • 4. Group-work: more talk, more dynamic, less strain. Problems of noise/mistakes/use of L1

  4. . Seating arrangements • 1) Rows 2) Horse shoe • 3) Circle 4) Separate tables • Giving instructions • Issue of the use of mother tongue • Important to set up activities with care (otherwise misunderstanding/chaos).

  5. The native speaker teacher • Advantages of NST? • Advantages of NNST? • . The role of eliciting/questioning • To draw out language, information, ideas. (Students may know more than you think.) • *To check understanding *To stimulate *To encourage self expression

  6. . Rapport and Discipline • Need to know Ss, listen to them and be fair/’even-handed’ • Agree on a code of conduct from the beginning.

  7. REFERENCES • Gower, R, Phillips, D, and Walters, S.(1995;2009) Teaching Practice Handbook, (ch2)Heinemann • Scrivener, J. (1994;2011) Learning Teaching (chaps. 2 & 8) Heinemann • Nunan, D. & Lamb , C. (1996;2011) The Self-Directed Teacher (chaps. 3-5), Cambridge U.P. • Wright, A. (1987) Roles of Teachers and Learners, Oxford U.P. • Wright, T. 2005. Classroom management in Language Education. Macmillan. • Waters, A. 1998. Managing Monkeys in the ELT Classroom. ELT Journal.1998:52/1. pp11-18.

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