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Unit 1 is about the basic roles and attributes of teacher and learner in the classroom, these perimeters are based on influences such as learners age, language exposure/awareness, cultural influences, motivation or reason for learning, nervousness with approach to English, behavior issues (found more in young learners), life experience with learning and language exposure can affect type of teaching approaches and learning modification, and teaching approaches. Within these perimeters many styles of teaching can be applied and should be modified to meet the needs of the each specific classroom and lesson appropriately. But in all classroom setting a 'good' teacher should be motivating, kind and patient, they should have a good understanding of the subject and be equipped to answer any questions from their students, they should have good rapport and interaction with the class, as well as considerate to all students needs individually and as a whole without preference for one student over the other, and lastly a good teacher should know their students and target their lessons to their students needs to find the correct effectiveness of each lesson! The outcome of the learning experience is based on the effectiveness of the teacher and their approach, as well as the students being receptive to the provided information and correctly motivated to learn in and outside of the classroom.
