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Classroom Management: The Key to Strategic Approach in Second Language Teaching
Hope Cristina H. Deita
The scope of efficient teaching does not only include delivery of the lesson but maintaining a harmonious classroom as well. Every experienced teacher understands well that any attempt to impart knowledge to a disruptive class is futile unless the behavior of students is managed. This article discusses classroom management techniques and approaches proven to be helpful in English language teaching.
These includes: 1) Know yourself, 2) Know your students, 3) Develop an encouraging class atmosphere, 4) Build an ideal classroom, 5) Be prepared, and 6) Plan lesson routines. The article aims to share teaching tips to non- native speakers who are teaching English to second language learners. It is the concern of this article to improve teaching- learning relationship in the classroom to ensure that learning will take place.
Two common errors in language teaching are discussed in this article: 1) Focus on grammar rules and 2) Teacher- learner gap. Furthermore, the article discusses the profile of second language learners as 1) impatient, 2) technology dependent, and 3) having hatred for English. These attitudes are just some of the problems that need to be addressed in classroom management.
The paper was published in Sripatum Chonburi Journal in 2009.
