| Classroom Management - Unit 2 |
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How can I manage a mixed level class?
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Introduction
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大多数班级的学生水平参差不齐，这就给授课带来了不少问题。但是，这却能使教师在课堂上利用孩子们的个性优势和天分。基于这一点，本单元简要介绍了针对这样的特殊课堂的可能采取的一些管理策略和教学策略。
(本单元的Flash课件请参见www.in2english.com.cn/teaching/) |
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Introduction
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What is a mixed
level class? How can I manage one? What teaching strategies can I use? This
unit offers some suggestions. |
| 1.What is a mixed level class? |
Most classes are mixed in some way. A few possibilities
include:
· amount of time learning English
· level of English in the class
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motivation to study English
· amount of support from parents
· background (city or countryside)
· age gender (boys and girls) |
| 2.What difficulties can there be with mixed
level classes? |
Again, many possibilities. Some
of these are:
· Helping everyone to learn: how to help all levels learn
· Keeping everyone's attention
· Getting everyone to take part
· Lesson speed:
may be too quick for some, too slow for others
· Activities may be too easy
for some, too hard for others
· Materials: may be interesting for some, boring for others Assessment |
| 3. How can I manage these different needs?
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Plan a class management policy.
Think about:
· Questions: ask easier questions to those with less English,
and harder questions to those with more English.
· Correction: be more tolerant
of mistakes made by children with less English. Correct only their serious
mistakes.
· Extra activities: have extra activities ready for children who
finish an activity quickly. These activities might include new vocabulary
to learn, pictures to talk about, or simple language games to play. |
| 4. What teaching strategies can I use? |
· Use open-ended activities.
These can work well because children with different levels of language can
do them. Look at the activity at the end of this unit for an example.
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Use pair and group work. Sometimes children of different levels can help
each other to learn when they work in pairs or groups.
· Set flexible targets:
give different targets to different children or groups for some activities.
For example, you might ask one pair to write three sentences of more about
their families, and a higher level pair to write five sentences or more.
· Use a remember and tell strategy. After some activities, ask children
to close their books and remember answers, questions, words or sentences
from the activity, and tell each other in pairs or groups. Success depends
less on language knowledge and more on cooperation. |
| 一、Summary |
| Most classes are mixed in some
way. We have looked at three class management ideas and four teaching strategies
that may help children at different levels to take part and learn in the
class. |
| 二、Glossary |
· strategy (n) 策略
· motivation (n) 动机
· take part (v) 参加
· policy (n) 政策
· tolerant (adj) 宽容的
· open-ended (adj) 自由的，无限制的
· flexible (adj) 灵活的
· target (n) 目标 |
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