module 5 planning of the english language teaching-learning process

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA
Área de la Educación el Arte y la Comunicación
English Language Career
Teacher roles
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
What are teacher roles?
During a lesson the teacher needs to manage the activities and the learners in
the classroom in different ways. This means he or she needs to behave in
different ways at different stages of the lesson. These different kinds of
behaviour are called 'teacher roles'.
Key concepts
Which roles does a teacher use in a lesson?
Every teacher changes roles during a lesson. These roles will be appropriate to
the type of lesson, activities, lesson aims and the level and age of the learners.
At different times we may, for example, act as a planner, an informer, a
manager, a parent or friend, or a monitor. For example, when learners are
doing a role-play, one role we have is to make sure that they are doing what
we want them to do. This is called monitoring. When we present new language
to the class, our role is to inform and explain to our learners. Here are some
roles teachers often use.
Role
The teacher:
1 Planner prepares and thinks through the lesson in detail before teaching it so
that it has variety and there are appropriate activities for the different
learners in the class.
2 Informer gives the learners detailed information about the language or about an
activity.
3 Manager organises the learning space, makes sure everything in the classroom is
running smoothly and sets up rules and routines (i.e. things which are
done regularly) for behaviour.
4 Monitor goes around the class during individual, pair and group work activities,
checking learning.
5 Involver makes sure all the learners are taking part in the activities.
6 Parent/Friend comforts learners when they are upset or unhappy.
7 Diagnostician is able to recognise the cause of learners' difficulties.
8 Resource can be used by the learners for help and advice.
There are certain roles that we usually use at certain stages of the lesson. For
example, we are planners before the lesson and may be monitors during group
work and pairwork activities. Sometimes we take on more than one role at the
same time. For example, we might monitor and explain if a pair of learners is
having problems with an activity: we monitor to see how well they are doing and
we explain to help them do better. There are various names for the different
roles of the teacher. The ones above are very common.
Key concepts and the language teaching classroom
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