Classroom Dynamics

“Help me, this class is a drag!!”Classroom dynamics

Teachers or students?

I don’t like the book, it’s really boring

They don’t talk at all

He talks very quickly so I can’t understand him

I don’t feel confident enough to talk, I feel I

make a lot of mistakes

They just use their mothertongue

They don’t pay attention most of the

time

There’s no subject which can

motivate them

Are we managing the classroom

dynamics properly?

How can we improve them?

INTERACTIONWe must benefit from the

advantages that every natural interaction has, and bring it into

the classroom

Real communication

Emotional interaction

language interaction

INTERACTION

EMOTIONAL INTERACTION

• The teacher creates a climate of trust and respect. • The teacher encourages communication

among all members in the group (teacher – student / student – student).• Mistakes are seen as an essential part of

the learning process.

LANGUAGE INTERACTION

• Integrating interactive activities in order to train competences that we use in our mother tongue.• Encouraging the cooperation learning:

work in pairs and small groups. The students help each other as well as work and reflect together.

NEGOTIATION

The teacher gives an important role to the student and hands the reins of

his learning.

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NEGOTIATION

• Establishing classroom rules negotiated with the students.• Students are integrated in the decisions

related to the aims selection.• The student can also choose contents

and activities.• The teacher accepts suggestions and

ideas from the students.

CLASSROOM PLANNING

• If there is no assortment, the interest and motivation can be slight.• The teacher must be flexible in order to

adapt himself to each situation. He has to be able to improvise in some cases.• The activities sequence must follow a

common aim.

DIVERSITY

CONCLUSION• The teacher creates an atmosphere of trust and encourages

fellowship and respect.• Classroom rules are to be established and negotiated among all

members in the group.• Cooperation learning is to be encouraged by the teacher in

order to create real communication among students.• Suggestions by students are to be borne in mind by the

teacher.• Students must be convinced that Mistakes are normal in their

learning process. They must not be corrected all the time.• Control classroom management/class planning: A balanced

blend of techniques, activities and materials is necessary to avoid yawning and boredom.

• Improvise when the situation requires it!

Let’s solve these problems

I don’t like the book, it’s really boring

They don’t talk at all

He talks very quickly so I can’t understand him

I don’t feel confident enough to talk, I feel I

make a lot of mistakes

They just use their mothertongue

They don’t pay attention most of the

time

There’s no subject which can

motivate them

Thank You

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Bibliography

• A. Giovannini et alii, 1996, Profesor en acción 1: El proceso de aprendizaje

• Nunan, David 1989, Designing Tasks for the Communicative Classroom

• Orta, Antonio,Las dinámicas para la interacción Genuina en la clase de ELE