REACTING TO PROBLEM BEHAVIOURProblems should not be ignored. How a teacherreacts to it depends on the type of distruption andthe person exhibiting it.

*Act immediately

*Focus on the behaviour not the pupil

*Take things forward

*Reprimand in private

*Keep calm

*Use colleagues and the institution

PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH!

If students are not using English

everyone is wasting their time.

Nevertheless, there are many reasons

why students revert to their L1 in certain

activities.

WHY STUDENTS USE THE L1 IN

CLASS?

Language required by the activity. Students can

not be blamed for using the L1 in such case.

It is an natural thing to do. Students try to make

sense of a new linguistic and conceptual World

through the World they are already familiar with.

L1 might be used when performing pedagogical

tasks.

Teacher’s use of L1

ATTITUDES TO L1 USE IN THE

CLASSROOM

Students will use their l1 in class. The

question is whether we should try and stop

it.

Speak English as much as possible in the

class, especially since if we do not,

students will not see the need to speak too

much English either.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT?

Set clear guidelines.

Choose appropriate tasks.

Create an English atmosphere.

Use persuasion and other inducements.

«The art of persuading students to have a go in English

depends on the guidelines that were set, the agreement

we made with them, and the friendly ancouragement

and persuasion we use while activities are taking place.»

Thank you for your attention!

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