Teacher: Dolores Ortega DEFINITIONS: O It is a social interaction or development between the teacher and the students in the classroom. O It examines the relationship between them. O It has do with the development of the two very important language skills: speaking and listening among the learners. PRINCIPLES: The classroom interaction falls into ten dimensions of teaching that are linked to: 1. Student achievement 2. Social development This makes a class well organized, and each of this dimensions falls into one of three broad categories: emotional support, classroom organization and instructional support. 1. Emotional support Refer to the ways teachers help students to develop a good and interesting class: a. Positive climate: the emotional connections that teachers have with students, as well as the peer interactions. b. Negative climate: the level of expressed negativity such as anger, hostility by teachers and or students in the classroom. c. Teacher sensitivity: teacher´s responsiveness to students´ academic and emotional needs. d. Regard for students perspectives: teachers´ interactions with students to emphasis students' interests., motivations and points of view. 2. Classroom organization When teachers help students to develop skills to regulate their behavior, get more learning, and maintain their interests: a. Behavior management: how well teachers monitor, prevent, and redirect misbehavior. b. Productivity: how well the class runs with the routines, how well students understand it, and the degree to which teachers provide it. c. Instructional learning formats: teachers engage students in the activities and facilitate them so that learning opportunities are maximized. 3. Instruction support. Teachers effectively support students´ cognitive development and language growth: a. Concept development: teachers introduce instructional discussion and activities to promote thinking skills and cognition. b. Quality of feedback: teachers expand participation and learning through feedback c. Language modeling: the extent to which teachers stimulate, facilitate and encourage students´ language use. OBJECTIVES OF CLASSROOM INTERACTION O It helps the learners to identify their own learning methods. O Will guide the leaners to communicate with their peers easily. O Classroom interaction aims at meaningful communication among the students in their target language. O This practice helps the teacher to assist students with their questions and doubts. TYPES OF CLASSROOM INTERACTION O Collaborative learning O Discussions and debates O Interactive session O Loud reading O Story-telling O Role play TEACHER´S ROLE O Passive and crucial O Create a learning atmosphere in classroom O Interactive sessions to move learners and motivate them O Construct an innovative learning O Be a friend and advisor O Show them their potential Interacting with students CONCLUSION
O Through classroom interaction between
teachers and students, our learners will be able to get themselves involved with concepts, ideas and various other devices and products for their own learning. END