Unit 4 Classroom Management

I. What’s the goal of classroom management? II. The roles of the teacher III. Student grouping IV. Discipline in the language classroom

Effective classroom management can be achieved when the following three conditions are met: 1) the appropriate roles of the teacher. 2) Suitable grouping of the students 3) Discipline and harmony in the class. The goal of classroom management is to create an atmosphere conductive to interacting in English in meaningful ways.

1.Richards and Rodgers’ viewpoint Teacher’s roles are related ultimately to assumptions about language and language learning at the level of approach. Different approaches stipulate （规定） different roles for the teacher. 2. Teacher’s roles: Although different approaches stipulate different teacher roles, there are some common roles that teachers play in most of the major approaches. 1.controller 2. assessor 3. organizer 4. prompter 5. participant 6. resource provider

1. methods of common student grouping 1) lockstep 2) pair work 3) group work 4) individual study

2. the advantages and disadvantages of the above grouping groupingAdvantagesDisadvantages LockstepAll the class are concentrating; good modeling from teacher; comfortable in choral practice Students have little chance to speak; Same speed for different students; Nervous in front of the whole class; Not enough communication; Pair work More chance for practice; Encouraging co-operation; Relaxing atmosphere; Students stray away from the task; Using native language; Noise and indiscipline. Group work Communication in its real sense; More dynamic than pair work; promoting self-reliance; The same as those in pair work;plays some students might dominate; Difficult to group; Individual study No outside pressure; Study at own speed; Less dynamic classroom; No co-operation;

3. Further suggestions about student grouping methods. 1) When working in lockstep, the teacher should not speak too much. 2) When organizing pair work, the teacher should give the clearest instructions. If necessary, the teacher should demonstrate with one student first. 3) some possible ways to group the students:  grouping the students according to seating arrangement;  students select their own group members,(risky)  strong students and weak students are missed together.  Strong students and weak students are grouped separately to do different takes.  Group the students by drawing lots. 4) Although pair work and group work can provide students more chances for practice, individual study should not be totally neglected.

1. What’s the final goal of discipline in the language classroom? The ultimate goal of discipline is to make more effective learning possible, but the relationship between discipline and learning is not as straight forward as it appears. 2. Practical hints for teachers on classroom discipline. 3. measures for indisciplined acts and badly behaving students( by Harmer) 1) Act immediately. 2) Stop the class. 3) Rearrange the seats. 4) Change the activity. 5) Talk to students after class. 6) Use the institution.