The role of the teacher

MANAGER

Involves managing activities in intervals throughout the class period. For example, when giving instructions and providing the framework for students.

PROMTER

Involves managing activities in intervals throughout the class period. For example, when giving instructions and providing the framework for students.

MONITOR/OBSERVER Observe what the pupils do especially in oral communicative activities to be able to give them useful feedback. We need to be able to work and observe simultaneously, listening, watching, and absorbing. Not only in order to give feedback, but also to judge the success of the different materials and activities we take into the lessons, so we can make necessary changes in the future.

FACILITATOR

With this role, the teacher creates all the conditions to make students learn. You can accomplish this by enacting group and pair work exercises within the classroom and essentially dancing around the classroom from group to group. This is the stage of more listening rather than instructing. Allow the students to experiment with English with minimal correction.

TUTOR

Working with individuals or small groups, combining the roles of prompter and resource. More personal contact gives the learners a real chance to feel supported and helped. Positive for the general class atmosphere! NB: Important to see and give guidance to as many groups/individuals as possible.

LANGUAGE RESOURCE

Apart from the different roles and how they are performed, we are a kind of teaching aid ourselves. We mime and gesture, we are the most important language models and we provide meaningful input.

ASSESSOR

Being an assessor means you will correct errors only when necessary and provide feedback to students on tasks. Assessing students is important and can be done most effectively in an impersonal way through testing, assigning grades, and recommending English level. Giving feedback during class time may be best during pair work or group work activities as you are not calling out the student in front of the entire class.

Rapport builder

It involves recognizing, listening to, respecting and being even-handed with students, in a professional manner.

CONTROLLER

At the start of class you need to set the agenda and introduce new material by acting as a controller. This period of time is usually held at the start of class and during the initial presentation of material. It should be a limited role only used for the initial startup.