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In this unit I learnt about the proper way of using physical appearance and voice in the classroom. A teacher’s physical presence and voice play a major role in classroom management. As such, knowing how to use these things properly will translate to better and more productive class sessions. Gestures or body language are also a great help to teachers, especially those who are teaching beginner classes. The most powerful tool a teacher can have is his/her voice. The voice can sometimes become the deciding factor in the effectiveness of a teacher in managing a class. A teacher’s voice should have the correct clarity, volume, range, variety and projection in order to ascertain the effective delivery of a lesson. The most important thing is to be audible but not necessarily loud.
I also learnt about the advantages and disadvantages of seating arrangement for a class and different student groupings. And so as the importance of teacher talking time (TTT) and student talking time (STT). An effective teacher should know how to balance a TTT and STT but in general terms, a good teacher should maximize or promote STT and minimize TTT.
This unit also taught me how to establishing a rapport with the students. Good rapport between the teacher and students as well as among students can make a class successful. And also the reasons for problem behavior of the students and how to deal with it.
