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Problem Often when her class are about to embark on an activity it occurs to her that all the whispers and puzzled faces mean that they haven't a clue what to do. Possible reasons a) instructions weren?t clear for students; b) instructions were too complicated; c) classroom management wasn?t on a proper level; d) pre-task activity was omitted; e) task is not appropriate for the students? knowledge. f) few auditory learners in the class. Solutions a -b) make clear, short and slow instructions again; use visual help; use body language, gestures, eye contact, facial expressions; don?t speak low monotone or a high-pitched voice , it can be difficult to understand or grating to the ears; speak on the right volume, don?t speak too fast.. c) solve problems with discipline, insist on attention during the lesson(even if you must dedicate to it the whole lesson ), explain your students that their poor knowledge is the result of their disorganization. c) work in groups, monitor and help weak pairs. Call the strongest pair to the blackboard to present their work to the class. d) do the pre-task activity with the class, translate or explain in English the new vocabulary. e) check if students are ready for the task according to their previous knowledge. f) use a lot of visual support and flash cards. hanks for the good tips. I find them very useful. I learned about the importance of classroom management. Without it there is not effective instruction. Your approach of looking for possible reasons to identify the source of the problem and after that come out with solutions makes a lot of sense. Many times the solutions we apply are not adjusted to the situation. I also like to see the psychological side of classroom management. I find very useful watching how professionals do it, them I borrow or copy their techniques.
