ESL Classroom Management

Which of the following strategies is recommended for establishing classroom behavior expectations?

• Waiting until problems arise to set rules

• Creating a behavior agreement with student involvement

• Ignoring small disruptions

• Establishing rules on the last day of class

How can a teacher support a disruptive student who may be struggling with language comprehension?

• Assign extra homework

• Use only verbal corrections

• Pair them with a peer buddy

• Focus on other students instead

During a fluency activity, how should errors generally be handled?

• Correct immediately after each mistake

• Ignore all mistakes

• Note mistakes and address them afterward

• Correct only pronunciation errors

Which technique encourages students to self-correct an error?

• Recasting

• Elicitation

• Direct correction

• Metalinguistic clues

In a mixed-ability ESL classroom, how can teachers best balance group work?

• Always pair the strongest students together

• Rotate pairings regularly to mix ability levels

• Let students choose their own groups

• Avoid group work

Which of the following is a good approach for helping students understand complex instructions?

• Provide written and visual examples

• Only explain once and move on

• Use idiomatic language to add interest

• Avoid breaking down steps

What is one way to check for student understanding of instructions?

• Ask, "Does everyone understand?"

• Use concept-checking questions (CCQs)

• Only observe students silently

• Assume students understand

How should a teacher ideally handle persistent disruptive behavior?

• Ignore it

• Confront the student publicly

• Speak privately with the student using a non-confrontational approach

• Assign more homework to the disruptive student

Which of these is a technique for managing class dynamics and engagement?

• Only using lectures

• Monitoring group activities and engaging quieter students

• Allowing students to remain in the same pairs all term

• Focusing only on more vocal students

For students who exhibit good behavior, which reinforcement method is suggested?

• Ignoring their behavior

• Using a points or reward system

• Offering no feedback

• Only punishing poor behavior