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Ready, Steady, Teach!

Karen McIntyre, IH Santander

Monitoring in the classroom

How is your meal? Can I get you anything else? A top up

maybe? Or what about a dessert? We have 20 different varieties, all

homemade, ranging from tiramisu to cheesecake, not to mention the delicious profiteroles, the

chocolate gateaux…oh and I almost forgot we have a wonderful selection of...

I wish she´d stop talking

Monitoring: Good service

Monitoring: Speaking

Where is the cheese

topping on my lasagne?

Yes, something

doesn’t look quite right

Monitoring: Speaking

I not like this food!

You mean “I don’t like this food?”

Monitoring: Speaking

Waiter, I would like

some pepper IN my lasagne!

You mean you would like some pepper ON your

lasagne?

Yes that sounds right…

Monitoring: Speaking

Waiter, a portion of French toast

please!

You’d like a portion of eggy bread? Certainly, I’ll get

that for you

Monitoring: Interaction

I don’t know, I can’t breathe

How is your fish?

Monitoring: Interaction

Where is everyone?

Monitoring: On task

Waiter, we’ve been waiting over an hour

for you to take our order!

I´m so sorry, didn´t I explain? First you need to

fill out a menu card, then you need to go to the bar to place

your order. They´ll give you a little wooden spoon which you need to

bring back, and when they call your name…

Monitoring: WritingService very attentive…

Food good, although the

lasagna needed a topping…

A good meal was had by all!

Cheers!

Thank you Alio for your artistic input!

Ready, Steady, Teach!

Speaking• Monitor directly and indirectly> Finger correction> Recasting> Paraphrasing

Interaction• Are they speaking English?• Are some students dominating?> Listen and encourage, give praise

On task?• Do you they know what they are supposed to be doing?> Use CCQs, walk around and check

Writing> Correct while Ss are doing a task. Circle errors> Encourage peer correction

Ready, Steady, Teach!

Karen McIntyre, IH Santander

Email: karenjmcintyre@gmail.com

Monitoring in the classroom