MONSTER
- Well, am a native teacher and I do not allow my students to use their mother tongue during my classes...when they start talking to each other in their mother tongue...I butt in and tell them that I have this feeling that they are talking about me! and I am really sorry and sad :-( This makes them feeling embarrassed and they apologise while explaining what they were talking about in front of the whole class!!!
- —Guest NAUGHTY BY NATURE
classroom techniques
- how students group together to ensure understanding and harmony in classroom
- —Guest seth cletus
Mother tongue in class
- I do approvre of that idea for beginners. Using that method, I could teach the students how to read, undersatnd a very difficult artice about Venter and the DNA from the CNN in level 2. I also taught them another article about globalization in level 1. Their vocabulary was enriched and reading skills has improved. It was impossible to teach these 2 articles without providing many of the meanings of words in Arabic.
- —Guest Amira Toma Mikhail
Mother tongue influence
- The mother tongue comes in the way of pronouncing english as it is. But we can't blame the students. They always speak in their m t.Giving opportunities to the students for a real exposure to original english ,we can ,to some extent ,help students good english.
- —Guest
Professional Essay
- Here is a link to an interesting essay on classroom management techniques. This site in general is of interest to anyone who wants to learn about how ESL programs are run at international schools. http://lallison.wordpress.com/about-me-2/academic-work/classroom-management-ideas/
- —Guest Lee
jigsaw activities help
- A good way of getting students to regroup and give quiet ones a chance to show their knowledge is to have "home expert" groups. Every group is an expert on a question (eg.5 poems: what is this poem about?) but on a signal some of the group move to the next group to get answers to the other poems/questions, and to share their knowledge. In the end students have practised speaking on a question with quite a lot of people and students have collected answers to all questions. Students also like walking around the room and looking at writing stuck on the wall at various spots: they are moving around and solving problems, working through a sheet. It helps interaction as they help each other and think out loud to solve the puzzle.
- —Guest Claudia
class room management
- I like to give the first 3 minutes of our English session, where they can speak in their language to a partner. The partners must then explain in English what was said. This gives the learner to speak about any problems, news etc they wish to talk about. This also opens up an opportunity for disscussion.
- —Guest Michele
Tips For Classroom Management
- It is natural, especially for beginners and elementary students to feel intimidated and be inhibitive. One of the biggest task of the teacher is to build conficence (especially to speak) in the student which will reduce or eliminate this. I believe one of the best ways of doing this is to use the students mother tongue or a 3rd language to explain meanings, the different forms and structures of the English language. Over time and as the teacher sees the student responding the use of the mother tongue can be reduced and totally eliminated by the time the student reaches the intermediate or upper intermediate level. Based on my teaching experience this process will yield positve results.
- —Guest Ajit Singh Nagpal
turley
- It was a sad day for most average teachers when the threat of corporal (Should that be capital?) punishment was removed.What are the things left for teachers to employ? A marvelous, powerful personality. A true enthusiasm for the subject about which you are trying to impart your enthusiasm. I am fortunate. My students are, in the main, volunteers. Even so, there are those who wish to test your authority. The one statement that I have found to be of the most use is, "What would you do, if you were me?" Don't overuse it, but it can, sometimes, bring the most recalcitrant student on to your side. It can also get the other students feel for you and see the problem and so ostracise the one causing the problem. Good luck
- —Guest nilocs
Students Clam Up
- Sometimes when students are working in pairs of small groups, they clam up and become quiet when the teacher approaches. They are afraid to make mistakes. Make a point of staying some distance away, close enough to hear what they are saying, but far enough not to intimidate them. You can take notes and point out errors when the activity has finished.
- —Guest Spunky
Tips for classroom management
- Teaching ESOL adult students with the same native language can be challenging. My problem was that they were translating every word and talking way too much. I realize that somehow I have to separate them. I made a U formation with the tables and chairs. It's been working better. The talking stops and I can see each one of them. They tend to ask their peers for translations and disturb the class constantly, I explain that all the questions should be directed to me and not their neighbor and that also work, you just have to repeat constantly so they can grasp the concept.
- —Guest Maria
Allow native tongue
- Allowing of the native speech in a classroom can really relax the class. Many will never speak a word if they feel their own language is not allowed. Personally, I speak the language I teach - and I must... Koreans cannot understand the english explanation of a new english word if they do not understand english (yet)! So my classes as always bi-lingual. Forbidding any language in a classroom can generate fear and / or tension in the classroom. Many (Koreans) will sit and say nothing, in fear of saying anything at all. This is the culture they are from. It's necessary to combine languages and since I speak limited Korean, this has students smiling... I even invite them to correct my Korean IN ENGLISH ------ another wonderful learning tool. I feel there is a time in each class to forbid the native language... but only during intensive teaching time. Every class should have a variety of venues and the underlying message should be "all language is beautiful... and allowed".
- —Guest Nancy
Mother tongue in class
- "Paying" for speaking in their mother tongue is a great idea. With my students, just the threat of having to sing in front of everyone else is enough to deter them from conversing in their mother tongue! It's become an in-joke in our classroom, and so far I've never had to make anyone perform! Also I've found it helpful to explain why they need to use English in class, and that mistakes are okay! Telling them to do something vs telling them why they need to do something yields very different results!
- —Guest juchoo
Classroom Management
- I teach a class of adult learners. To make the students more aware of how often they are speaking in their native language instead of English, I will occasionally install the buddy system. Each buddy has a sheet of stickers. When a student speaks in a language other than English, the buddy puts a sticker on the student. The fun and visual representation of non-English communication is very eye-opening to the students and results in a more concerted effort to speak English only.
- —Guest WithAnEye
Mother language meter
- I've used this with the intermediate and advanced levels, (I wouldnt recommend it for beginners, unless they never stop talking in their mother tongue). In the beginning of the lesson, i write the names of the students on the board under the title SPANISH METER, and i include myself in the list. I teach my lesson as usual, but, every time i hear someone speaking in Spanish, i simply add a line next to their name, and i keep counting every time it happens. Students make sure to mark me if i speak spanish also. That way, i'm under the same rules as them. In the end of the class, 5 minutes or so, i have them either dancing, singing or doing something to "pay" their Spanish talking, one "show" for every scrap of Spanish they spoke during the class. It helps a lot. Just be sure to have a good rapport with your students and make it fun. They love it. Don't count when they ask "How do you say ___ in English?" or if they mention songs or proper names in Spanish. Really works!!!
- —Guest Vero
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