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This document is an assignment that discusses the characteristics of a good language teacher. It identifies several key roles and responsibilities, including being a resource person, organizer, support person, tutor, participant, and information provider. A good teacher should have patience, use creative teaching methods, provide clear feedback, and be passionate about the language they are teaching.

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ELTM Assignment - I

This document is an assignment that discusses the characteristics of a good language teacher. It identifies several key roles and responsibilities, including being a resource person, organizer, support person, tutor, participant, and information provider. A good teacher should have patience, use creative teaching methods, provide clear feedback, and be passionate about the language they are teaching.

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M. M. S. T.

Isurangi

DEH/EN/2019/F/0075

Assignment I – ELTM

1) What is meant by good language teaching?

 Teaching can be defined as engagement with learners to enable their understanding and
application knowledge, concepts and processes. To teach is to engage students in learning;
thus teaching consists of getting students involved in the active construction of knowledge.
A good language teacher should have sufficient knowledge of the language and appealing
information. They should also be passionate and enthusiastic in their teaching and be able to
affectively explain the use of the language.

2) Explain the characteristics and qualities of a good language teacher.

 Patience
o The requirement of any teacher is to know his or her subject well. However, in most
cases, it is vital to remember that, as a teacher, you are guiding a learner to new
knowledge and helping them discover the subject you are teaching.
This is especially important in language teaching as many students may enter the
course as complete beginners, false beginners, or have little knowledge of the
language but lack confidence. As a teacher, recognizing what the learner knows and
doesn’t know is paramount. The learning doesn’t always happen quickly. We should
give it space and time to happen. Patience with the learning process is one of the
greatest qualities of a good teacher. Patience inspire confidence in the learner. Having
patience gives the learner the courage to learn.

 Explore different and creative teaching methods


o As an effective teacher, including the use technology in your lesson plans, is
invaluable to create an enhanced, more relatable, and a multimedia classroom. A
good language teacher always finding new methods and creative ways to teach to
the learners.

 Gives clear, positive feedbacks


o The best way to accomplish this is to remain hopeful and encourage. Your level of
hopefulness contagious and inspire students to learn and believe that they can pick
up the language. In addition to using appreciative or constructive cues in the
classroom (“Nice job!”, “Great point, can you further clarify?” , “Stick with it!” , “You
learned that fast”, “Well said”), effective language teachers are sensitive to the
learners’ discouragements readily appease and validate learners’ feelings.
 Be passionate and generate passion
o You are obviously passionate about learning the language and communicating in it.
It is important however that you bring this passion in full force when teaching it as
well. If classes are drab and uninspiring they leave students in the same state.
Sparking an interest in the language is imperative and this can be done by
understanding motivation for learning the language in the first place or even
communicating the benefits of learning the language.

3) What are the diverse roles and responsibilities of a successful teacher? Explain six main
responsibilities in detail.

 Resource Person
o One of the top roles a teacher must fill is that of a resource specialists. There will be
many people who will come to the teacher seeking a source of information, the
teacher is the one who must know how to find what the student is looking for.
Once the teacher has given the information to the students or coworker, he or she
will often have to instruct the student on how to use the information.

 The Organizer
o Perhaps the most difficult and important role the teacher has to play. The success of
many activities depends on good organization and on the students knowing exactly
what they are to do next. Giving instructions is vital in this role as well as setting up
activities.
The organizer can also serve as a demonstrator, this role also allows a teacher to get
involved and engaged with learners. The teacher also serves to open and neatly
close activities and also give content feedback.

 The Support Person


o Students are the once who need support when learning a new skill or piece of
information. A teacher must act as the support person when the student needs this
help. Support can come in many forms such as a coach, leader and even a counselor.
In professional circles, a teacher may even have to support other teachers leading a
particular subject matter.

 The Tutor
o The teacher acts as a coach when students are involved in project work or self-study.
The teacher provides advice and guidance and helps students clarify ideas and limit
tasks. This role can be a great way to pay individual attention to a student. It can also
allow a teacher to tailor make a course to fit specific student needs. However, it can
also lead to a student becoming too dependent or even too comfortable with one
teacher and one method or style of teaching.

 The Participant
o This role improves the atmosphere in the class when the teacher takes part in an
activity. However, the teacher takes a risk of dominating the activity when
performing it. Here the teacher can enliven a class; if a teacher is able to stand back
and not become the center of attention, it can be a great way to interact with
learners without being too overpowering.

 Information Provider
o The teacher is in complete charge of the class, what students do, what they say and
how they say it. The teacher assumes this role when a new language is being
introduced and accurate reproduction and drilling techniques are needed.
In a classroom, the teacher is mostly the center of focus, the teacher may have the
gift of instructions, and can inspire through their own knowledge and expertise.

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