Students benefit from working in pairs in the classroom by: 1. having the opportunity to speak to each other in English. This maximizes their talking time and minimizes the teacher’s talking. 2. interacting socially using the language so that the stronger student can help the weaker. 3. brainstorming more ideas and practicing more language. 4. […]
Category: Classroom Management
Six Principles to Communicate Best with Students
As teaching should be a participative and interactive activity, there must be a kind of communication between teachers and their students. As a result, teachers should be well aware of the principles and techniques that help them be more effective communicators and get what they want from their communication with students. The main six of […]
Giving classroom instructions in English
Pupils can understand classroom instructions in English: # If you use English in classroom instructions, it gives your pupils a good chance to develop their listening skills in a context as English is used for real communication. # It is true that some pupils may not be able to understand all the words when instructions […]
How can You deal with a mixed level class?
What is a mixed level class? A class with different pupils in one or some of the following: amount of time learning English level of English in the class motivation to study English amount of support from parents background (city or countryside) age gender (boys and girls) What difficulties can there be with mixed level […]
8 Steps to Get & Keep your Students’ Attention
1- Use a signal for Zero noise. e.g. if I clap once, I want you all keep silent. 2- Come closer to two students chatting and surprise them. 3- Give clear instructions for each activity telling students what to do exactly and checking that they understand the task. 4- Attract students’ attention when you make […]