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This unit gives instructions and ideas on how best to manage a classroom according to all the varying characteristics a particular class may have. It gives an overview of how gestures, eye contact and the teachers voice all play an important role in inspiring confidence and establishing a rapport with a class. Gestures, as a tool to communicate and reinforce instructions are particularly interesting as they must be internationally recognized and are capable of conveying messages effectively and quickly. This allows teachers the opportunity not to display a dominate role and yet assures students with non verbal guidance. However as effective as non verbal guidance can be, teacher talk time as an opportunity for students to hear a natural form of the language, also has its' place in a successful learning environment. Techniques where students are put into pairs or groups or the physical arrangement of the classroom itself is used, also plays a major role in establishing a rapport between teacher and students. This allows a greater amount of control over student talk time or maintaining discipline. Understanding what may cause problem behavior is also helpful when choosing which technique to employ to maintain discipline and a relaxed atmosphere that encourages learning.
