Classroom management and Strategies-Based Instruction

How is order set up and kept in learning environments?  

    After reading chapters 15 and 16 of the book “Teaching by Principles” I can say that, the order set up and kept in learning environments is an order developed trough classroom management and based on SBI (Strategy-Based Instruction).Chapter 15, classroom management, provides us different aspects that we, as teachers, must take into account in order to set up an appropriate order in our classrooms.

Since one of the simplest principles of classroom management centers on the physical environment for learning, we as teachers must consider that most Ss are deeply affected by what they see, hear, and feel when they enter the classroom and that since Ss are members of a team, we as teachers must make sure that they are able to see and to talk one another and forget about the traditional and boring seating arrangement; however, the traditional and boring seating arrangement may be very useful at tests’ time in order to prevent chating. We also have to be aware that the chalkboard and certain equipment  are two of our greatest allies if we make appropriate use of it.

 

    Moreover, in order to set up an appropriate order in our learning environment, we must take into account our voice and our body language. While talking in front of a class, we must project our voice so that even the person sitting farthest away can hear us clearly. Besides that, we also have to make use of body language since nonverbal communication is really important in a class because we can get our Ss’ attention through nonverbal communication.

    Furthermore, the teacher’s role and the teaching style play a very important role in classroom management. Since we, as teachers, have to play many roles like authority figures, leaders, managers, facilitators, etc, we must know ourselves, our limitations, our strengths, and our likes and dislikes because our teaching style will almost always be according our personality style which can vary from individual to individual. so in order to set up a good order in learning environment, we must take into account all classroom management’s aspects so that learning takes place in our classroom.

   

What is the impact of Atrategies-Based Instructions on teaching English as a foreign language?

Most teachers around the world are trying to apply successful and modern strategies to promote interaction in their classrooms; that’s why, nowadays, many teachers are trying to put into practice some interactive principles such as automaticity, intrinsic motivation, and strategy investment; for example, in strategy investment, teachers try to make their students aware that in order to successfully master a foreign language, they need to invest their time, effort, and attention to the second language. In this strategy, teachers are focusing on the learner’s role in their learning process; this means that teachers are trying to make their Ss understand that they have to play an active role in their learning process.     

SBI (Strategy-Based Instruction) have had a great impact on teaching English as foreign language. Taking in to account what  Dr. H Douglas Brown said in his book “Teaching by Principles” page 258 “In an era of communicative, interactive, learner-centered teaching, SBI simply cannot be overlooked.” We can say that teaching means almost nothing without having all the SBI and other modern interactive teaching strategies. Besides that, SBI is what guide many teachers to have successful interactive classes in which learning takes place. So, through SBI Ss are encouraged to continue their learning outside the classroom, to go beyond his classes, and to develop their own strategies for success since that is what Good Language Learners do, to find their own way, taking charge of their learning.

Moreover, we, as teachers, must promote awareness and action in our Ss in order to make them go beyond their classroom. So, we as teachers must foster an interactive learning environment in all our classrooms applying interactive principles, strategies, and techniques in order to make our Ss active participants in their own learning process. That’s why, we as teachers must notice that SBI play an important role in the teaching environment.