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IBN ZOHR UNIVERSITY
M.A TEFL & ICTESP MODULE
Prof JENIFER JUNE EVANS
YOUSSEF TAMER
SOLVING OR AVOIDING PROBLEMS
Omar Taky-EddineMustapha AboulaHassan
Med Ait Madani youssefBrahim ElomariAhmed dakhissi
PRESENTATION OUTLINE:
OVERVIEW
ACTIVITY ONE
ACTIVITY TWO
MINI LESSON
OVERVIEW OUTLINE:
1.Absenteeism and Lateness
2. Low motivation
3. Mixed status class
4. Mixed Level class
5. Unexpected students and Unplanned changes
6. Bad Feedback
7. Lack of expertise
Course progress slows down
Lesson plans need to be adjusted
Affect badly punctual students
A. FORMAL SYSTEM
Only when SS are present, the teacher can motivate them and enhance their autonomy
Makes unpunctual SS reprioritize the importance of the course
There should be norms for monitoring attendance, any student who exceeds the limited number of approved absences can no longer attend the course
B. INFORMAL APPROACH
Remind the whole class of the course objectives and highlight how every particular lesson fits into the overall program
Make a good joke about it, when SS come in late or after class
Ask regular SS to update the absentee / latecomer
Refer the absentee/latecomer to the work completed by regular SS
2. LOW MOTIVATION
LOW MOTIVATION AFFECTS BADLY THE
COURSE
disruptive attendance
poor results
difficult teaching / learning
program failure
present yourself professionally
be systematic in dealing with irregular attendance
tune into your SS
make good use of time
vary teaching materials and approaches
fulfill SS’ real-life occupational needs:
objectives review
deep ending
prioritizing objectives
starter pix
model-mentoring
model-mentored dialogues
experience exchange
anecdote access
establish good class dynamics:
word board springboard series
floor cards
guided speaking
ball braining
cut-up texts
text rebuilding
the question game
….
3. MIXED STATUS CLASS
involve low status SS by eliciting more responses from them and being supportive towards them (high status SS can assert themselves)
assign “ridiculous” roles for high class status SS
accommodate SS’ different needs: assign different self-study books for homework to each status
encourage discussion between different status SS
make tasks open-ended
4. MIXED LEVEL CLASS
get SS with extensive work experience to explain real-life lgeproblems to other SS
get SS to share their skills by changing the groups
get SS to edit each other’s work without highlighting the authorship
COPE WITH THE SITUATION AND CONTINUE TO
APPEAR PROFESSIONAL:
Prepare contingency plans
Have some teaching ideas up your sleeve which require no preparation or material
Keep necessary tools within your reach
regard the feedback as helpful
feedback shows what your SS dis/like
re-examine priorities
7. LACK OF EXPERTISE
Business SS know a lot about their specialty before coming to class. For teachers, lack of expertise may affect teacher’s strategies for dealing with specific situations.
Get a student who raised a subject to expand, and invite other SS to do the same
ask SS if they can find out relevant information before next class
keep up to-date (book fairs, conferences, TV news, newspapers….)