EFFECTIVE TEACHERBy

Eva Nikmatul Rabbianty, M. Pd.

2012

The roles of a teacher

Controller : here the teacher takes control from the front, they give order, and intruct students to do things.

prompter: i sometimes we want our students to be independent and creative but before they go to that stage we have to guide them. We should act as a prompter, guide them sensitively. Here we act as helper that gives them guidance to develop their english independently.

Participant: the teacher here act as a participant but beware of dominating the activity.

Reasource: here the teacher act as an information resource cause sometimes they still need help to find something and we have to tell them that information. But remember, no body is perfect in other words we are a know all person and we also cannot provide all the informations that make the students becomeing an over-realiant person.

The Roles of a Teacher,

continued

Tutor: it is a combination of a prompter and a

resource. it is easier if we do this in a smaller

class or groups. Because in a large class we

affraid that we cannot give a more intimate

relation. Just dont give it too much or too little.

so it is obvious that we cannot only be one of

the roles mentioned above. Experience can

help us to decide when we can be one of

those roles.

Organising students and

activities

Engage : prepare the students to receive a

new material

Instruct: tell the students the steps in the

teaching and learning process. Sometimes we

need to give it several times or even give it in

their mother tounge to make them understand.

Initiate the activity : give them a clear timing.

Organise feedback : evaluate the activities or

make it as homework or anything else.

Teacher as a Performer

As I often said that every teacher may perform

different roles, depend on the way they act in

the classroom. The teacher can perform

differently not only based on their personality

that affect their behaviour but also depend on

the classroom need. Such as when they act as:

Rapport is the relationship that the students have

with their teacher and the vice versa.

There are four characteristics to make sure that you have a succesfull relationship with the students:

1. Recognising students: remember their names using many strategies

2. Listening to students : show that we are interested in what they say. Dont only use your ear but also your eyes and body.

3. Respecting students: be wise in critizizing and praising

4. Being even handed : treat your students equally.

The Teacher as The Teaching

Aid

Ways to make your students understand more:

a. Mime and gestures : use your face

expression and body movement to express

the words.

b. Teacher as language model: use good

language cause your students will imitate

you.

c. Provide a comprehensible input: mind your

talk time.

Wich one do you think better, a

native speaker teacher or a

non native english speaker

teacher?

It is about the quality of

teaching more