Journal 7

Class Management --Interaction

The good class management lies in the initiation of interaction with the students by the teacher. For me, the role of the teacher is as Controller. I determine most of what students should do. However, I am still flexible to have interaction with students.

For more interaction, I will ask students questions. I will ask them some Knowledge questions, for example, giving them several items and asking them to select which one is correct, and also ask some Inference questions, for example, asking them why the sentence “My father let me to wash the car” is wrong. The way of asking question may be random or may be one student responsible for one question. By asking questions, the students can have chances to speak up and meanwhile, I can realize if the students understand the concept. Despite the advantage of asking questions, I should be ware not to ask too many questions; otherwise, the students will feel weary and think “if I know all of the answers, why should I go to class and learn?” Besides, keep in mind that don’t ask stupid questions; otherwise, students will think you are insulting them!


Sometimes, the teacher should add some joyful elements to make the atmosphere of the class better and stimulate students for continued interaction. I used to tell a joke in class, but I found out that is not my teaching style and the effect was not what I had expected. Therefore, I throw away this idea. Instead, I will share them some special and interesting experiences with them. However, I should keep in mind that the stories I tell must relate to the lesson I am teaching. By this way, the students will be more impressed and interested in the lesson. Otherwise, it will easily fall prey to chitchat, and the students can get nothing form it.