Teacher's mistakes
TEACHER: When nothing else is happening in the classroom- I open my mouth. I've no idea what I say most of time. But it stops those horrible silences. It's probably useful for them to listen to me speaking English. After all, I...
TTT(TEACHER TALKING TIME)
Group work may not be effective for all students
Uneven Group Work Dynamics
STUDENT: I went to the cinema.
TEACHER: You went to the cinema. Good. You went to the cinema.
ECHO
Students are willing to ask questions or seek help
Peer Pressure
STUDENT: I think that smoking is ...
TEACHER: ...a bad thing. Yes I agree. When I went into the pub ...
HELPFUL SENTENCE COMPLETION
High-ability students may find tasks too easy and lose interest, while low-ability students may feel discouraged and lack motivation to engage.
Varying Levels
TEACHER: Well.. what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna ask you to get into pairs, but before that there are some things we’ve gotta work out. So just jot down if you've got a pen.. could you write this.. then when we've finished that we're going to do the next thing which involves more ...
COMPLICATED AND UNCLEAR INSTRUCTIONS
Struggling students may find it difficult to keep up with their peers, leading to lower confidence and a lack of motivation
Low Self-Esteem and Lack of Suppport
TEACHER: My instructions were so clear- but all the students did different things- and none of them did what I asked them to do.
NOT CHECKING
UNDERSTANDING OF INSTRUCTIONS
Students with higher abilities can easily grasp new concepts, while students with lower abilities may require more time and repetitive practice to understand the same concepts.
Different skills, maturity