Classroom management přednáška

it 

• change the topic and the point of the activity 
• not popular with some students  
• choice of partner can be problematic 

C, Group-work 

Advantages 
• dramatically increases the amount of talking for 

individual students 

• personal relationships are less problematic; 
• encourages broader skills of cooperation and 

negotiation than pair-work; 

• promotes learner autonomy – making their own 

decisions in the group; 

• The students can choose their level of 

participation; 
 

Disadvantages: 
• noisy; 
• not all students enjoy it 
• roles that become fossilized  
• longer to organise than pairs  
• beginning and ending may be chaotic; 

D, Students on their own 

• Advantages: 
• teachers to respond to individual student 

differences  

• less stressful for students 
• develops learner autonomy and promote his 

self-reliance; 

• restoring peace and tranquillity to a noisy 

situation 
 

• Disadvantages: 
• It does not help a  class develop a sense of 

belonging, encourage cooperation, encourage 
mutual motivation; 

• When combined with assigning individual 

tasks, it means much more thought and 
preparation – and time; 

Organising pairwork and groupwork 

• Making it work: 
• Creating pairs and groups – principles: 

friendship, streaming, chance, changing 
groups; 

• Get into groups; three students to/in each 

group; I’d like you to work in fours; work 
together with a friend; you two together; 
team up with two other people. 

• !!!Find a pair;  

Organising pairwork and groupwork 

• Procedures for pair-work and group-work 

(before; during; after) 

• Troubleshooting (finishing first, awkward 

groups); 
 

Seating arrangements 

2. Activities 

setting up activities ( controlled, guided, creative 
or free communication) 
giving instructions- must be simple and logical 
monitoring activities,  
timing activities,  
bringing activities to an end