- A smile goes a long way!
- Make sure you make eye contact too. If you're teaching online, it's a good idea to look directly into the camera.
- Use students' names: This really makes the class more personalised. Make a seating map on a piece of paper and write down everyone's names or ask students to put a name tag on their desks. Online, it's worth taking the time to show students how to change their names.
- Keep notes on different students e.g. Agustin is a big Manchester United fan; Shamali just got a new job. Again it adds a personal touch if you know them as individuals.
- TTT (teacher-talking time), as the name suggests, is the amount of time that the teacher spends talking.
- This can be contrasted to STT (student-talking time), which is the amount of time the students spend talking.
- If the main aim of learning a language is for students to be able to communicate, it's vital, therefore, that students have as many opportunities to speak as possible e.g. by working in pairs and groups.
- In an online classroom, this can be more challenging but you can make use of breakout rooms to get students talking more. It's the teacher's job to maximise STT and keep their TTT to a minimum.
- This doesn't mean, of course, that the teacher shouldn't speak at all, rather than their TTT should be purposeful.
Examples of purposeful teacher talk include: - Presenting a new language point e.g. in the presentation stage of a PPP lesson.
- Giving instructions for an activity.
- Giving feedback on errors and good language after a speaking activity.
Activity Read and choose the numbers you think show examples of useful, purposeful teacher-talk. 1. Presenting a new language point e.g. in the presentation stage of a PPP lesson. 2. Giving instructions for an activity.
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