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First lesson: These classes are vital for the teacher to establish rapport with the students and set the tone for the rest of the course. Such classes can fall into two categories: 1) New Group, 2) Existing Group When faced with a first lesson the experienced teacher will not resort to the course book but will try to use activities that will achieve the following: - Establish rapport between the students (in the case of a new group) and also between the teacher and the class. - Find out about the students. This will allow the teacher to be able to plan future lessons to cater to the students?interests. - Find out about the students' needs/aspirations with English. This enables the teacher to tailor the course to meet the needs of the class. - Find out the English level of each individual class member. Areas of difficulty with the language can be built into the course syllabus. Warmers: - Hangman - Pictionary - Tongue Twisters - Memory Games Different Levels: Use different materials. Where the difference in ability is wide, the teacher may wish to split the students into two groups (one with the stronger students and the other with the weaker class members). The teacher can give different materials to each group, appropriate to their level. If the materials are based around the same themes, then the class can be brought back together at other stages. Obviously the teacher needs to be able to be a bit of a 'juggler' with dividing time and attention to both groups equally. Same material, different tasks. Here the teacher will give the students the same materials but give the stronger students longer, more complicated tasks appropriate to their level. Use of Native Language: As discussed in the previous unit, the use of the students' native tongue can be problematic in monolingual classes. This is usually not 'malicious' but more a case of wanting to communicate something that they feel unable to express in English or wanting to explain something to help another student. However much the teacher may understand and sympathize with this, his/her job is to have the students practicing and improving their English language skills. There are a number of things that the teacher can do in such a situation: - Make sure the activities you use are at an appropriate level and that the students have the necessary language to cope. - Make sure your explanations are clear to all class members. They then shouldn't need to clarify or explain to each other in their native language.
