Classroom Management Technique - Lessons

Activities used right at the start of a course to help a new class of students get to know each other and feel comfortable working together are…

• Icebreakers.

• Lead-ins.

• Lesson starts.

• Warmers.

Based on Scrivener’s book page 7, asking questions like ‘Is everyone here?’ or ‘Is there anyone else?’ before finally saying ‘Shall we start now?’ are considered ineffective and uncomfortable by the author. Then what should the teacher do to start the lesson properly?

• The teacher should prepare a lesson plan before the class starts.

• The teacher should start the lesson as soon as one student is in the room.

• The teacher should wait for all students to come into the class and get into their chairs.

• The teacher should start the lesson when the students are ready.

What is the purpose of using the board?

• To train students’ creativity in learning.

• To do self-checking and reflection on students.

• To increase students’ motivation in learning.

• To provide records of administrative information, students’ names, homework or brainstorm new vocabulary with the class.

Since writing everything in separated capital letters should be avoided, what should the teachers do to make students understand the writing on the board?

• Use multiple colours to help students pay attention to the main point of the writing.

• Use small letters instead of big letters.

• Use cursive handwriting, with normal usage of big and small letters.

• Use graphic organisers to help structure text.

In introducing students to their coursebooks, the students should design a treasure hunt activity. It means that…

• The students are required to discuss their impressions and expectations about the coursebook.

• The students are allowed to interpret the coursebook, and then they are asked to discuss it in pairs.

• The students are asked to make a review of the coursebook.

• The students are forced to look through the book to seek out certain things.

Why take ownership of your cousebook is very important?

• Because your cousebook is an assertion to yourself and it provides you resources that can help you to create a good course.

• Because your cousebook is belonged to you.

• Because your coursebook does not have any copies.

• Because your coursebook helps you to manage your lesson properly.

How we set the time limit on students properly when we give them an assignment?

• Set the time limit based on the level of students.

• Set the time limit based on the ease or difficulty of the tasks. If the task is difficult, extend the time. While if the task is easy, reduce it.

• Set the time limit based on the students’ proficiency in the task.

• Set the time limit based on how many tasks students have to do.

Relative pace means…

• How engaged you are with what you are doing and how unpleasant what you are doing is for you.

• Your eagerness to learn at your own pace.

• A pace set by your teacher.

• What may seem too slow to you may seem too fast to other students.

The following are three categories of handouts used by the teachers, EXCEPT…

• Work tasks to complete (e.g. supplementary exercises, homework).

• A record of language items or other content that came up in the lesson.

• A set of vocabulary and grammatical rules.

• Further reading on what has been studied in class, often as a resource for revision.

Why the use of memorable graphic is important in preparing better handouts?

• Because it provides a quick overview of the topic so that the students can understand the materials easily.

• Because it makes handouts more interesting.

• Because it provides additional explanation so that the students can understand the materials easily.

• Because it can increase students’ eagerness to learn the materials.