THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER

Teacher’s role is very important in the learning process. They are essentially facilitators and guides for learners inside the classroom, in where there should be a variety of interactive activities done in order to make students feel motivated to acquire the language. Another perspective is that in a classroom it’s necessary to create a great environment (rapport) and relationship with students in order to inspire them to achieve learning outcomes successfully, Harmer (2007). Furthermore, learning environment (which encourage learners to interact), students differences, a variety of useful teaching methods are important aspects in Learner-centered teaching (Blumberg, 2012). Finally, there are some principles to be applied by the teacher as more learning tasks, instructional design work, encouraging learning, allow building climates for learning and evaluating which refers to measure learner`s  knowledge through peer-assessment (students evaluate their peers) or self-assessment (evaluating oneself). All in all, I would use activities in which students get the time to talk and express themselves through debates, interviews, presentations. Besides, I’d create climates for learning due to allowing them to decide which activities they prefer to do next.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Weimer, M. (2013). Learner-centered teaching: five key changes to practice. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

Harmer, J. (2007). How to teach English. New Edition

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Blumberg, P. (2012). Developing Learner-Centered Teaching. Retrieved from ProQuest Ebook Central: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uta-ebooks/reader.action?docID=974653