The effectiveness of language teachers is often judged by their ability to engage and support students. Good teachers are characterized by their use of interactive and fun teaching methods, such as group work and games, and their ability to create a positive and humorous classroom atmosphere.
Voice: it's necessary the tone of the teacher's voice
to tell something important, to point out a new topic, to tell when the time has over, it also shows you as the one who is leading the class
Eye contact: is very important, beacuse the teacher shows power, looks more attractive and likeable, shows confidence, it has significant effects
Distribution of Time:
tell your students how long the class will be,
how much time is going to be the activities,
warm how much time is lacking to end an activity, don't wait too much for the anwer of an student
Organize the classroom in round tables:
it's easier to comunicate when the teacher create round tables, so the communication and discussions works better, the teacher can walk and have more time for each student, and can have the eye on most of their students
- ignore time
- ignore spaces
- not use the board
- not look at the students
Other roles of a teacher
Friend
Manager
Social worker
Reliable
Counsellor
Teacher Development
Testing and Teaching emphazises
Emphazise:
cooperation, integration, succes, support
Testing:
dailure, anxiety, competition, judgement
- suscribe to ELT journals - join to tesol - disscus common problems - reading books of ELT
acording to the students this are the differences between a good and bad teaching
The bad teacher:
- very strict - talk to much - refuse to smile - avoid answering questions - the comunication was forbidden
The good teacher:
- give good notes - group works - played games - funny teacher - tell jokes
