TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH Chapter 01

 What makes a good teacher? How should teachers talk to students?.  How important is it to follow a pre-arranged plan?... What makes a good teacher?A good teacher is a person who

Chapter 01

How to be a good

teacher

Harmer, J (1998) How to Teach English Longman

 What makes a good teacher?

 How should teachers talk to students?

 How should teacher give instructions?

 Who should talk in class?

 What are the best kinds of lesson?

 How important is it to follow a

pre-arranged plan?

1 What makes a good teacher?

A good teacher is a person who

 should love his/her job to make interesting lesson

 has lots of knowledge, not only of his subject

 is an entertainer in a positive sense

 should try to draw out the quiet Ss & control the more talkative ones

 helps rather than shouts

 should be able to correct Ss w/o offending them

 A good teacher is someone who knows Ss’ names

 Good teachers care more about their

students’ learning than they do about

their own teaching

2 How should teachers talk to Ss?

 One of the crucial teacher skills: the way that teachers talk to Ss

 Teachers should have ability to rough-tune the language (an important skill)

 Besides language, experienced teachers use physical movement: gestures, expressions,

mime

3 How should teachers give instructions?

Two general rules for giving instructions:

(1) as simple as possible & logical

(2) important for the teacher to check if Ss

have understood what they are being

asked to do

4 Who should talk in class?

 Good TTT may have beneficial qualities: if the teacher’s rough-tuned language, Ss will have a chance to hear the language above their

productive level, but they are more or less

understand TTT works (not TTT overused)

 Teacher who is reluctant to speaking will bore Ss

 The best lesson- STT maximized

Good teachers can balance TTT& STT

5 What are the best kinds of

lesson?

 Surprise & curiosity  perfect starting point for Ss’ involvement

 There is also the need for surprise & variety (not anarchy) in a secure setting.

Good teachers find a balance b/w predictable

safety & unexpected variety

6 How important is it to follow a pre-arranged plan?

Good teachers have ability:

 to respond flexibly to what happens in class

 to follow a pre-arrange plan