Teacher Roles

1. The teacher puts students into groups of three for a role play.

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher asks a noisy student to speak more quietly.

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher invites students to suggest topics for course content.

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. While students write a story, the teacher walks round the class helping students who make mistakes or ask for new words.

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher wants to identify gaps in students’ knowledge, so she asks them to brainstorm crime vocabulary.

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher introduces the present perfect continuous.

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher decides which coursebook activities will fit into the time available for the lesson.

   
   

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher finds a video to fit into the topic of the unit.

   
   

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)

1. The teacher gives students a questionnaire in order to find out more about their learning styles and preferences.

   
   

• 1. MANAGER (manages students and activities during class time)

• 1. PLANNER (chooses materials and/or methodology before the course or the lesson)

• 1. LANGUAGE RESOURCE (gives expert information about target language)

• 1. DIAGNOSTICIAN (finds out the needs and interests of students)