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Cl assr oomManagement
Rachid Elalaoui

www.efl-web-tools.blogspot.com
Classroom Management

‘ If we want to
manage classrooms
effectively, we have
to be able to handle
a range of variables’

 Jeremy Harmer
Instructions

 Show!
Don't tell-demonstrate and do
examples.

 Use simple language

 One step at a time !!!

 Be clear and concise!- Use the imperative!

 Saythe same thing again, using different

words

 Makesure all students are with you and

know what to do !
Monitoring
 When:

 Just after giving the instructions

 While sts are on task
 When it looks like sts are finishing

 Why:

 To see Sts are on task

 To give appropriate feedback
 To support and correct
 To provide (feed in) new lge as needed.
 To check the answers and know when to
regroup
Setting up and closing activities
 Signal the beginning and end of activities clearly

 Demonstrate and do examples !

 Give time to sts.

 Provide appropriate feedback:

 Communicative /or linguistic

 Link activities /stages logically .

Feedback

Linguistic :
Corrective and positive
Communicative:
Mainly on the content of the
discussion (activities)
Don’t only correct sts’ work .
Comment rather ‘judge’ on sts’
use of lage.
Management of students

 Promote st-st interaction

 Regroup sts as appropriate

 Encourage pair / group work.

 (re) arrange setting as appropriate.

 Consider early (fast) finishers

Getting the students’ attention

Change your position ( if you are

standing monitoring: sit down! )

Set time limits

Make eye-contact
Others ...
 Maintaining pace:

 Include variety of activities

 Monitor to know how sts are progressing

 Set time limits

 Correction

 Encourage self-correction, peer-correction , class-

correction and finally teacher’s correction

 Never correct in front of the others