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ELT I 3rd WEEK –ÇANAKKALE-March/ 2009. How to be a good teacher What criteria can you set for being a good teacher?. LECTURE 3 Week: 2-3. To be a good teacher. Makes the lessons interesting Must love her job
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How to be a good teacherWhat criteria can you set for being a good teacher? LECTURE 3 Week: 2-3
To be a good teacher • Makes the lessons interesting • Must love her job • Behaves not only as a teacher but as a human so that students understand that he is not only a teacher but a person as well
HoW TO be a GOOd Teacher • Must have general knowledge besides field knowledge, • Should be entertainer (edutaiment) • Should be approachable. (When you have a problem you can talk to him)
To be a good teacher • Should have affinity with the students (identify with the hopes, and difficulties of their students while teaching them)
To be a good teacher • Should try and draw out the silence students and control the more talkative ones (asks give chance to students who don’t always put their hands up), • The ability to control the class
To be a good teacher • Personable (Smiles, greets students, initiates conversations, invites questions, responds respectfully to student comments, • Authoritative (Establishes clear course rules; maintains classroom order; speaks in a loud, strong voice)
To be a good teacher • Creative and Interesting (Experiments with teaching methods; uses technological devices to support and enhance lectures; uses interesting, relevant, and personal examples; not monotone),
To be a good teacher • Encourages and Cares for Students (Provides praise for good student work, helps students who need it, offers bonus points and extra credit,
To be a good teacher • Effective Communicator (Speaks clearly/loudly; uses precise English; gives clear, compelling examples),
To be a good teacher • Enthusiastic about Teaching and about Topic (Smiles during class, • prepares interesting class activities, • Prepares/follows the syllabus and has goals for each class),
To be a good teacher • uses gestures and expressions of emotion to emphasize important points, and arrives on time for class),
To be a good teacher • Flexible/Open-Minded (Changes calendar of course events when necessary, will meet at hours outside of office hours,
To be a good teacher • pays attention to students when they state their opinions, accepts criticism from others, and allows students to do make-up work when appropriate)
To be a good teacher • Good Listener (Doesn’t interrupt students while they are talking, maintains eye contact, and asks questions about points that students are making)
To be a good teacher • Happy/Positive Attitude/Humorous, laughs with students) • Humble (Admits mistakes, never brags)
To be a good teacher • Knowledgeable About Subject Matter (Easily answers students’ questions, does not read straight from the book or notes, • uses clear and understandable examples)
To be a good teacher • Professional (Dresses nicely- neat and clean shoes- and no profanity)
To be a good teacher • Respectful (Does not embarrass students in class, • is polite to students [says thank you and please, etc.],
To be a good teacher • does not interrupt students while they are talking
To be a good teacher • Strives to Be a Better Teacher (Requests feedback on his/her teaching ability from students,
To be a good teacher • continues learning [attends workshops, conferences etc. on teaching], and uses new teaching methods)
To be a good teacher • Technologically Competent (Knows how to use a computer, knows how to use e-mail with students, knows how to use overheads during class,
To be a good teacher • feedback (appropriate feedback-error correction, • Uses effective questioning techniques • Have students summarize the lesson • Uses the classroom’s space appropriately
To be a good teacher • Gives instructions clearly • Maintains eye contact • Uses target language effectively • Uses mother tongue when is necessary
Monitors students during the activities • Uses the board effectively • Considers multiple intelligence and individual differences • Makes repetition
brings interesting&different materials to the class appropriate to the target group • Provides clear examples
To be a good teacher • Warm-up:Effective and enjoyable related to the topic (it is prefered) • Uses techniques in all category:controlled:Dictation,Repetition Drills etc. • integrate four skills Listening,Speaking,Reading,writing
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS • leadership • alertness • initiative • originality • İndustry • judgment
Personal Characteristics • cooperation • Adaptability • courtesy • voice quality • poise tact • speech mannerisms
ATTENTION: 2ND ASSIGNMENT: • Ask the same question to your friends from different branches (Language departments geography, maths, chemistry, science, preschool, primary and other fields) • And then form a set of criteria regarding their answers. Compare the differences and similarities between language department and other departments. Keep it in your portfolio (individual study)
How should teachers talk to students • In a manner of interaction (it does not demand technical expertise) • Types of interaction:T-S,S-S
How Should Teacher Talk to students • Empathise with the people they are talking to. • Adapt your language to children
How should teachers talk to students • no complex grammatical structures • Eye contact while speaking (other physical contact) (BE CAREFUL!!!)
How should teachers talk to students • ROUGH-TUNE (Unconscious simplificationWhich Both Parents And Teachers Make) • For effective use of voice: • physical movement, • gestures, • expressions • mime
How should teachers give instruction • There shouldn’t be a waste of time, • Students should understand what they are supposed to do
How should teachers give instruction • First try to give the instruction in the TL, • If still something remains vague then use MT,
How should teachers give instruction • instruction must be clear, • Simple as possible, • Be logical, (to teach something),
How should teachers give instruction • Teachers should ask themselves questions as; • What is the important information I am trying to convey?
After giving instruction: • Check whether students have understood what they are being asked to do. (ask them is there any)
After giving instruction: • Have a student/students verify your instruction • İnsruction can be explained in MT.
How should teachers give instruction • What must the students know if they are to complete this activity successfully? (aims&outcomes),
How should teachers give instruction • Which information do they need first? • What should come next?
Who should talk in class • Not too much TTT (talking time), • But STT • Students should be exposed to language • given chances to use it,
Who should talk in class • Even if you do not find any opportunity for speaking have your students read in the classroom,
KEEP IN MIND!!! • Students need practice, NOT YOU • Maximise STT • Minimise TTT • Relaxed and unthreatening voice,
How should teacher talk • When teacher speaks she/he should give a chance to hear language above the students’ productive level, but more or less
How should teacher talk • understandable,(comprehensible input SK) • I+0 • Teacher’s voice should not drone, • Should be heard even from the back rows,
Whatarethebestkinds of lesson? • Violateyourownbehaviourpatterns, as: • Changeyourcasualclothes, • ifyouusually sit thenstandup, • Goamongthedesks, • ifyouaretalkativealwaysthentryto be silentoneday.
What are the best kinds of lesson • Do not have your students spend all of the course hour to do the same activity, • Number of different tasks especially with primary and secondary levels and even adults,