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DEVELOPING

CLASSROOM

SKILLS

Learner·s &

Teacher·s Roles

Prepared by GROUP 5

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LEARNER·S

ROLES

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SELF LEA RNER

Student select their own real-world projects and

identify possible solutions.

Organize their project and manage progress

made on them.

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TEAM MEMBER

Share their expertise with other student

 A ctively involved in advancing the project

Work collaboratively

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K NOWLEDGE MA N A GER

The focus of the role is on the development of 

knowledge of knowledge products

 A ctivities demanded of this role include

formulating questions, searching for information,collecting and analyzing data, and designing

reports and presentation.

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ENROLLING IN CLASSES

Students must follow a series of steps to complete

an effective enrollment process.

students should prepare for enrollment by

becoming aware of important dates andinformation concerning registration, and looking

into specific details and requirements - both 

academically and relating to disabilities - for the

classes they are interested in.

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COMMUNIC A TING WITH 

INSTRUCTOR

While talking with instructor:

Be on time for scheduled appointments

Be calm and courteous, and do not interrupt

If appropriate, make them aware of your past successes, and suggest how they could enhance

your f uture success

Discuss classroom accommodations, teaching

techniques, and testing procedures that havebeen most helpf ul in the past.

If possible, engage instructors in a problem

solving process when solutions to the problem are

not obvious

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 TEACHER·STEACHER·S

ROLESROLES

controller 

organiser 

assessor 

prompter 

participant

resource

tutor 

observer 

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CONTROLLERCONTROLLER

Teachers are in charge of the class and of the activitytaking place

Roles:

Take the roll

Tell students things Organise drills

Read aloud

Exemplify the qualities of a teacher-fronted classroom

o Disadvantages:Denies students access to their own experiential learning

Cuts down on opportunities for students to speak

Lack of variaty in activities and classroom atmosphere

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ORGANISERORGANISER

 A rrange students to do various activities including:

Giving the students information

Telling them how they are going to do the activity

Putting them into pairs/groups

Closing things down when it is time to stop

engage

Instruct (demonstrate) initiate

Organisefeedback

ROLE OF

ORGANISER

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ASSESORASSESOR

Functioning to: Offer feedback and correction

Grade students in various way

Teacher must make students know how and for

what they are being assessed  A cting as an assessor requires teacher to be more

sensitive with students· possible reactions

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PROMPTERPROMPTER

Needed when students are ¶lost for words· Teacher should:

Offer words or phrases

Suggest what could come next in the paragraph a

student is writing

Prompt students in monolingual groups to speak

English rather than using their mother tongue

Must be done sensitively and encouragingly, with 

discretion

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PARTICIPANT

Teacher join the activity in teacher·s own right,with great skill and sensitivity

 A dvantages:

Teacher can enliven things from the inside

Students enjoy having the teacher with themo Disadvantage:

Teacher can easily dominate the proceedings

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RESOURCERESOURCE

Teac

her m

ust

beh

elpf u

l and available but

avoidspoon-feed so that the students will not be over-

reliant on teacher

Roles:

Encourage students to use resource material

for themselves

Encourage students to become more

independent in their learning

Guide students to look for information they

need

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TUTORTUTOR

Needed when students are working on longer projects Combining the roles of prompter and resource

Provide chance to:

y make students feel supported and helped

y Enhance general class atmosphere greatly

 A s a teacher, we must make sure that we do not 

intrude too much or too little

prompter resource tutor

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OBSERVEROBSERVER

Purposes : Give students usef ul group and individual

feedback

Judge the success of the different materials

and activities

teac

hertake in

to lessons

Teacher should avoid drawing attention to

him/herself 

Teacher must be able to work and observe

simultaneously, listening,watching and

absorbing

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