- •Read the tips how to get the students’ attention in class. Give examples of their application in educational practice.
- •2. Read the tips how to strengthen teacher's relationships with the students and answer the questions that follow.
- •Questions
- •Give some tips (which have not been mentioned) how to get the students’ attention in the classroom and strengthen the teacher's relationships with them.
- •Skim the text and fill in the gaps with the words which you think may suit. Preventing Conflicts in the Classroom
- •Complete the sentences with the appropriate derivatives of the following words: impress, argue, practice, confident, notice. How to Prevent Collisions During the Lesson
- •Find the mistakes in the text and correct them. How to End the Lesson Calmly
- •1. Read the text and analyze the ways of pedagogical communication organization.
- •2. Think of the pedagogical recommendations you could give in relation to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of the teacher.
- •How does non-verbal communication differ from verbal communication?
- •The Basic Form of Communication
- •1. Read the information on what teachers should wear and express your point of view whether the teacher's dress code should exist. How What You Wear Affects What You Accomplish as a Teacher
- •2. Make up a list of do’s and don’ts that the teacher should follow while dressing for class.
- •3. Think of wear clichés which are typical of different teachers. Describe the style of dressing one would see in the class of a) Maths; b) Russian; c) p. T.; d) Drawing; e) Singing; f) English.
- •1. Skim the text and fill in the gaps with the words which you think may suit.
- •2. Complete the sentences with the appropriate derivatives of the following words : refer, psychology, prefer, motive, initiative, punishment.
- •Verbal Immediacy
- •3. Expand the text by adding some sentences which would contain relevant information.
- •Questions
- •Is teacher gender a factor in pedagogical communication?
- •Male Versus Female Teachers
- •Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
- •Questions
- •Agree or disagree, motivate your point of view.
- •Conduct an Oxford debate “Male Teachers versus Female Teachers.”
- •Skim the text and fill in the gaps with the words which you think may suit. Gender Gap (Part I)
- •Complete the sentences with the appropriate derivatives of the following words : effect, social, care, imply, differ, assess. Gender Gap (Part II)
- •Translate the text into English. Атмосфера психологического комфорта
- •Read the text and prove that the teacher is a man.
- •Give the same sequence of career events, pedagogical impressions and personal emotions from the female standpoint.
- •What difference do styles of teaching and stereotypes make?
- •Communication Styles
- •Indirect Communicators
- •1. Read different descriptions of communication styles. Define which descriptions agree with a particular communication style.
- •Choose some teaching style / styles that you will be comfortable with when you plan, prepare and deliver your classes. Explain your choice.
- •Make up your own classification of communication styles.
- •1. Insert the suitable prepositions (if necessary). Effective Communication Strategies
- •Skim the text and fill in the gaps with the words which you think may suit.
- •Is Your Teaching Method Bad?
- •Translate the text into Russian.
- •Read the text and sum up the stereotypes of teachers existing in the media. Stereotypes of Teachers in the Media
- •Make up a top ten list of stereotypes relating to teachers and teaching.
- •What are pedagogical taboos?
- •The Characteristics of Taboos
- •Read the tips for travelling teachers and comment on taboos existing in different countries. Helpful Notes for Travelling Teachers
- •Sum up the pedagogical taboos existing in Belarus.
- •Since pedagogical taboos are historically exposed to changes think of the pedagogical taboos of the year 3000.
- •1. Insert the suitable prepositions (if necessary). Discussing Embarrassing Topics
- •Replace the words in bold type with their synonyms. Discussing Embarrassing Topics
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the suitable expressions : visit and revisit; condemn and feticide; racist, sexist and homophobic; trial and error. Discussing Embarrassing Topics
- •1. Read the text and say which taboos were broken by the teacher.
- •2. Answer the questions.
- •3. Write the analysis of the teacher’s class, dwell upon the contents of pedagogical communication.
- •How different is the child from others?
- •Children’s Problems
- •1. Read the information on children’s fears and answer the questions that follow. Children’s Fears
- •Questions
- •2. Make a scientific report on children’s complexes.
- •Remember which fears you had when a child and how you managed to overcome them. Share this information with your group-mates.
- •1. Insert the suitable prepositions (if necessary). Helping Children Overcome Fears : Be a Role Model, Open and Validate
- •2. Correct the mistakes. Helping Children Overcome Fears : Encourage and Control
- •3. Replace the words in bold type with their synonyms. Helping Children Overcome Fears : Routines, Opportunities, Exercise
- •1. Read the text and say what problems the teacher had to deal with in his class and after it.
- •Describe your actions in the situation mentioned above.
- •Conduct an Oxford debate “Mr. McCourt’s Behaviours are Pedagogically Adequate versus Mr. McCourt’s Behaviours are Not Pedagogically Adequate.”
- •Where do children’s complexes come from?
- •Complex as a Phenomenon
- •Inferiority Complex
- •1. Read the text and say how Oedipus complex manifests itself. Oedipus Complex
- •Skim the text and fill in the gaps with the words which you think may suit.
- •Idiomatic Usage
- •Complete the sentences with the appropriate derivatives of the following words : suit, symbol, refer, contradict, luck, like. Superstitions
- •Translate the text into Russian. Biological Origin
- •2. Read the poem by Keith r. Williams and say what personal catastrophe is described by the child. Punishment Poem (From The Cheat)
- •3. Write an Essay “Children’s Personal Catastrophes : Reasons and Ways Out.”
- •Practicals the culture of pedagogical communication
- •1. Translate the texts into English and make your own endings adhering to the style and contents of the texts. Give a title to each text.
- •2. Read the stories and say what pedagogical wisdoms each story contains.
- •1) A Coffee Quote
- •2) The Shout
- •3. Read the stories and say how they can be used in the class of English for the purpose of educating / developing / bringing up children.
- •1) Love, Wealth and Success
- •2) Wish
- •4. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
- •Questions
Agree or disagree, motivate your point of view.
There is no difference between male and female teachers.
Male teachers are likely to be more impersonal.
Female teachers are likely to stick to the syllabus when men are not.
Male teachers have a better sense of humour.
Women can’t deal with disciplinary problems.
Male teachers are often perceived as sex role models by students.
Male teachers are not good with younger children.
Female teachers are more career-oriented.
Male teachers are the ones who haven’t succeeded in other professional spheres.
Male teachers have fears of lawsuits around accusations of sexual abuse of children.
Conduct an Oxford debate “Male Teachers versus Female Teachers.”
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Skim the text and fill in the gaps with the words which you think may suit. Gender Gap (Part I)
Importantly, the … between men and women is not consistent across all contexts and other faculty characteristics. As research on gender continues, it will be … to determine how and why the gaps are different. Faculty may be developing their own teaching style based on their perceptions of … and peer expectations. While faculty may have a personal preference for teaching in a certain …, some could feel pressured to alter their style based on the classroom environment, students, or lack of time due to their other commitments to research and service. Understanding how and … the gaps vary may also be related to faculty's views on student learning and how they … their teaching goals for a particular context.
Complete the sentences with the appropriate derivatives of the following words : effect, social, care, imply, differ, assess. Gender Gap (Part II)
Determining further explanations will require not only an … faculty's current practices but also how they developed over time through their … into academia. Understanding the relationship between gender and teaching style can also have … for practice. Faculty development programs should be aware of results from this study that indicate that gender differences do exist. However, while paying attention to gender and teaching styles is important; practitioners must be … not to assume that the gap is the same regardless of other faculty and course characteristics. Moreover, although some research indicates that active teaching practices are more … than lecturing, it is imperative not to assume women are teaching “better” than men. Instead, results from this study can be used as a springboard for conversations about how and why teaching style varies by gender and the best way to meet the needs of both faculty and students in … environments.
Translate the text into English. Атмосфера психологического комфорта
Многочисленные ошибки, вызывающие конфликты в педагогической деятельности, в стиле руководства учителей-мужчин и учителей-женщин можно сформулировать следующим образом:
1. Неумение правильно сформулировать цель воспитания. Нередко педагог видит свою главную задачу в контроле действий школьников, в высокой требовательности к ним и в пресечении малейших нарушений дисциплины. А ведь первая задача воспитания – создать все необходимые условия для успешной учебы, работы, отдыха учеников.
2. Неумение учитывать в работе с людьми их индивидуальные особенности. Нередко преподаватели не учитывают, что один школьник быстро овладевает новой операцией, знаниями, а другой – медленно. То, что первый схватил на лету, второму необходимо несколько раз объяснить и показать. Зато первый быстро забывает увиденное и услышанное, а второй то, в чем разобрался, не забывает долгое время. Один ученик предпочитает незнакомую работу, связанную с преодолением трудностей; другой, наоборот, любит выполнять однообразные, хорошо знакомые обязанности.
3. Недостаточный кругозор преподавателей, неспособных ярко провести классное собрание, объяснить новое задание, помочь школьникам в работе над трудным, непонятным материалом, разрешить спорные вопросы, провести занятие с элементами проблемного, программированного обучения, рассказать о новой книге.
4. Бестактность, а иногда и грубость со стороны педагога. В сложных современных условиях не изменились стиль и методы воспитания и обучения учащихся. Случается, что учеников называют бездельниками.
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