ELT I 3rd WEEK –ÇANAKKALE-March/ 2009

1. ELT I 3rd WEEK –ÇANAKKALE-March/ 2009

2. How to be a good teacherWhat criteria can you set for being a good teacher? LECTURE 3 Week: 2-3

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

4. 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)

5. To be a good teacher • Should have affinity with the students (identify with the hopes, and difficulties of their students while teaching them)

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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),

9. 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,

10. To be a good teacher • Effective Communicator (Speaks clearly/loudly; uses precise English; gives clear, compelling examples),

11. 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),

12. To be a good teacher • uses gestures and expressions of emotion to emphasize important points, and arrives on time for class),

13. To be a good teacher • Flexible/Open-Minded (Changes calendar of course events when necessary, will meet at hours outside of office hours,

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. To be a good teacher • Happy/Positive Attitude/Humorous, laughs with students) • Humble (Admits mistakes, never brags)

17. 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)

18. To be a good teacher • Professional (Dresses nicely- neat and clean shoes- and no profanity)

19. To be a good teacher • Respectful (Does not embarrass students in class, • is polite to students [says thank you and please, etc.],

20. To be a good teacher • does not interrupt students while they are talking

21. To be a good teacher • Strives to Be a Better Teacher (Requests feedback on his/her teaching ability from students,

22. To be a good teacher • continues learning [attends workshops, conferences etc. on teaching], and uses new teaching methods)

23. 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,

24. 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

25. To be a good teacher • Gives instructions clearly • Maintains eye contact • Uses target language effectively • Uses mother tongue when is necessary

26. Monitors students during the activities • Uses the board effectively • Considers multiple intelligence and individual differences • Makes repetition

27. brings interesting&different materials to the class appropriate to the target group • Provides clear examples

28. 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

29. PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS • leadership • alertness • initiative • originality • İndustry • judgment

30. Personal Characteristics • cooperation • Adaptability • courtesy • voice quality • poise tact • speech mannerisms

31. 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)

32. How should teachers talk to students • In a manner of interaction (it does not demand technical expertise) • Types of interaction:T-S,S-S

33. How Should Teacher Talk to students • Empathise with the people they are talking to. • Adapt your language to children

34. How should teachers talk to students • no complex grammatical structures • Eye contact while speaking (other physical contact) (BE CAREFUL!!!)

35. 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

36. How should teachers give instruction • There shouldn’t be a waste of time, • Students should understand what they are supposed to do

37. How should teachers give instruction • First try to give the instruction in the TL, • If still something remains vague then use MT,

38. How should teachers give instruction • instruction must be clear, • Simple as possible, • Be logical, (to teach something),

39. How should teachers give instruction • Teachers should ask themselves questions as; • What is the important information I am trying to convey?

40. After giving instruction: • Check whether students have understood what they are being asked to do. (ask them is there any)

41. After giving instruction: • Have a student/students verify your instruction • İnsruction can be explained in MT.

42. How should teachers give instruction • What must the students know if they are to complete this activity successfully? (aims&outcomes),

43. How should teachers give instruction • Which information do they need first? • What should come next?

44. Who should talk in class • Not too much TTT (talking time), • But STT • Students should be exposed to language • given chances to use it,

45. Who should talk in class • Even if you do not find any opportunity for speaking have your students read in the classroom,

46. KEEP IN MIND!!! • Students need practice, NOT YOU • Maximise STT • Minimise TTT • Relaxed and unthreatening voice,

47. 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

48. How should teacher talk • understandable,(comprehensible input SK) • I+0 • Teacher’s voice should not drone, • Should be heard even from the back rows,

49. Whatarethebestkinds of lesson? • Violateyourownbehaviourpatterns, as: • Changeyourcasualclothes, • ifyouusually sit thenstandup, • Goamongthedesks, • ifyouaretalkativealwaysthentryto be silentoneday.

50. 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,