TOPIC 22: VARIABLES TO BE TAKEN INTO

ACCOUNT WHEN ORGANISING THE

ENGLISH CLASS:
STUDENT GROUPING; SPACE AND TIME DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY
SELECTION; THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER; CLASS CONTROL AND SO ON.
 Classroom
layout Time
management
Student or
groupings distribution

CLASSROOM
MANAGEMENT
Use of ICT
Methodology
selection

Class control
The role of the and discipline
teacher
 CLASSROOM LAYOUT AND
STUDENT GROUPINGS

Considerations to be taken Student

into account groupings

Available Number of Dependent

Task type
space students on:
 CLASS CONTROL -Grammar Translation
-Direct Method
TIME Year Plan -Audiolingualism
MANAGEMENT -The Silent Way
Unit Plan
AND -Suggestopedia
DISTRIBUTION Lesson Plan -TPR
-Activity Based learning
-CLT
EFL -Project-based learning
METHODOLOGY -Cooperative learning
Active Learning -Flipped Classroom
ICT
-Preparation
-Clear expectations
CLASS -Routines
CONTROL -Smooth transitions -Researcher
-Active learning -Organiser / coordinator
-Enforcing consequences -Informer
-Motivator
THE ROLES AND -Participant
RESPONSIBILITIES -Resource
OF THE TEACHER -Assessor
 Organisation
Research Assessment
Online Education and
Resources
dictionaries platforms Evaluation

PREPARATION ORGANISATION

USE OF ICT
(INFORMATION AND
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

PRESENTATION PRACTICE
Online
activities
videos
Online Talking
Organisational
images diagrams flashcards
diagrams
Research
You are the English specialist at a small school. In one class,
YEAR 1 and YEAR 2 students have been combined. You have 7
students in each group.
How will you go about managing your English classes? Take into
account the following variables:
-The students are seated in a horseshoe arrangement.
-There are six extra tables with some chairs grouped together on
one side of the classroom.
-Students have textbooks which focus on the extensive use of oral
communication.
-Activities in the Activity Book are short and require teacher
supervision. However, some can be completed autonomously in the
space of five minutes.
-There are two chalk boards on opposite sides of the classroom.
-You have a computer and digital board which both work well and
you have a good internet connection.
-In terms of evaluation, 45% of the final mark should be for oral and
written tests; 45% is based on observation (classwork, homework,
notebooks, and so on) and 10% is for attitude (respect, discipline,
and so on)