TOPIC 22

TOPIC 22

1. STUDENTS GROUPINGS

   • whole class
     • all students working with the teacher in the same activity
     • imitation stage
     • advantages
       • everybody hears the same model
       • shyest students speak
       • instructions and explanations
       • monitor students´performance
       • practice at the same time
   • group and pair work
     • students work in small groups of three or more
     • freer production
     • advantages
       • more practice (STT)
       • personal relationships
       • self confidence
     • disadvantages
       • more noise
       • loss of time
       • impossibility of correcting and the same time
       • selection of groups
   • individual study
     • reading and writing tasks. concentration and silence
     • advantages
       • kids relax from outside pressure
       • internalize what has been learnt orally respecting the pace

2. SPACE AND TIME MANAGEMENT

   • SPACE
     • classroom layout
       • rows
       • u shape
         • in groups of four two by two
       • in pairs facing the board
     • areas or corners
       • book corner
       • classroom display
       • English corner
     • create an organized, secure and pleasant atmosphere
     • action zones
     • reflect the arragemente of desk and areas for different uses
   • TIME
     • anticipate the lenght of the unit, the lessons and activities
     • time devoted depends on
       • student´s age
       • hours available
       • type of contents
       • previous knowledge
     • parts of a class of 50-55 minutes
       • warm-up stage
       • presentation of the linguistic form
       • oral and written activities
       • finishing the class
       • explaining + performing + correcting
     • when the lesson takes longer than planned
     • when the lesson takes shorter than planned

3. THE SELECTION OF METHODOLOGIES

   • our educational system is based on
     • nature of language
     • nature of foreign language acquisition
     • pedagogical principles
     • psychological characteristics
   • the communicative approach
   • natural approach
     • acquisition/learning hypothesis
     • monitor hypothesis
     • input hypothesis
     • natural order hypothesis
     • affective filter hypothesis
   • globalizatioin
   • active methodology

4. THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER

   • teaching roles
     • encouragers
     • language consultants
     • monitors
     • participants
     • organizers
   • classroom control and discipline
     • areas that cause discipline problems
       • teachers
       • students
       • institutions