APPLIED LINGUISTICS for BA Students in English
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Classroom management techniques
Techniques
a) Show respect for students - names, thank you, individual attention, listen.
b) Clearly define the boundaries of behavior. - fences - cows - rules. procedures - be organized / over- prepared
c) Behavior modification
- catching students being good
- have a partner teacher for support / withdrawal from class.
d) Professionalism
- don't hold a grudge / take it personally
-. Be punctual - return tests. assignments promptly.
e) Class Techniques
- eye contact - secure attention. FIRST
- use 'we' not 'you' - standing up conveys
authority, - moving forward conveys authority - firm well-modulated
voice conveys authority
f) Teacher's role - to be friendly but not friends
- legitimate power do not abuse
- give warnings but make sure you carry them out
g) Know your students: - recognize student diversity
- surprise them. ‘Flow did you know that…’
