As a teacher, it is important to be flexible and adapt to your role depending on the activities in each individual lesson, as well as the paying attention to the needs of the students in the class...
This unit concentrates on how and why a lesson plan is not only a good idea but it is essential for a smooth running lesson for both student and teacher...
Learning the different equipment and teaching aids for a TEFL classroom as very important and helpful for an aspiring teacher like myself because it gives me an idea on what materials I can use in order to facilitate learning and give both knowledgeable and enjoyable materials that will not only facilitate learning but also makes the lesson more fun and interactive...
This unit covers various aspects of classroom management from how to maintain discipline within the classroom, lesson planning and the use of materials, both authentic and non-authentic, within the lessons to gain the best result from the students...
This unit was useful in terms of the physical structuring of the classroom - seating, grouping, relative positioning of the teacher - standing, sitting, at the front of the class, mingling or more distant...
From this unit, I have learnt how to better manage class of mixed ability where pairing the stronger and weaker ones seems very effective as it allows the stronger ones to help the weaker ones...