ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Definition of Classroom Management

Classroom management refers to the ways in which student behavior, movement and interaction during a lesson are organized and controlled by the teacher” Richards (1990, 10).

Definition of Discipline

• To maintain order and to keep the group on task and moving ahead, not to spot and punish those students who are misbehaving. “( Greenwood and Parkay, 1989)

The best teachers anticipate when misbehaviors are likely to occur and intervene early to prevent them. The most effective interventions are subtle, brief and almost private. They do not, therefore interfere with classroom activities.

• Causes of deviant behavior (Cole and Chan, 1987)

Class Rules

• At the beginning of the school year, establish the class rules.

• Discuss Classroom rules with the students and consequences of misbehavior.

• Post room rules and consequences of misbehavior.

TLS

TLS

1.  Problem Based Learning is a traditionally, students learn by listening to lectures and reading, and are assessed on their ability to recall and communicate what they have learned. With problem-based learning, students are assessed on their ability to go through a problem solving process.

2.  Project-Based Learning is an individual or group activity that

     goes on over a period of time, resulting in a product, presentation, or performance. It typically has a time line and milestones, and other aspects of formative evaluation as the project proceeds.

3.  Cooperative Learning is a form of active learning where students work together to perform specific tasks in a small group.

4.  Task-based Learning is a offers the student an opportunity to do exactly this. The primary focus of classroom activity is the task and language is the instrument which the students use to complete it. The task is an activity in which students use language to achieve a specific outcome. The activity reflects real life and learners focus on meaning; they are free to use any language they want.