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Effective English Language Teaching

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There are several reasons that probably become the problems of the students’ failure to use English in the classroom setting. The first is the English teachers or instructors still lack of capability in teaching the subject itself. The second is the method which used by the teacher does not cover the needs of the students’ characteristics and abilities. The third is the classroom management system which applied by the teachers is still not effective to cover the students’ condition in the classroom in order to create effective classroom circumstances. Those reasons actually focus on the ability of the teacher whether the teacher has a good capability in transferring their knowledge to the students, has an effective method in teaching, and has …show more content…

Gurney (2007:91-96) suggests five key factors that provide a foundation for a good teaching, they are (1) teacher knowledge, enthusiasm and responsibility for learning, (2) classroom activities that encourage learning, (3) assessment activities that encourage learning through experience, (4) effective feedback that establishes the learning processes in the classroom, and (5) effective interaction between the teacher and the students, creating an environment that respects, encourages and stimulates learning through …show more content…

1. Professional competence deals with the technical knowledge of the effective English language teachers. Technical knowledge closely related to the teacher ability in mastering the English itself. How far they master English in order to teach the students the proper way of using English.
2. Pedagogical competence deals with the ability of the effective English language teacher in teaching. How far they can manage and teach the students in the classroom where they use variety teaching techniques and approaches to get the students focus on English subject that they teach.
3. Social competence deals with the effective English language teachers’ ability to interact and communicate with their surroundings including the ability to communicate with the students’ parents, colleagues, and all school staffs.
4. Personal qualities deal with the effective English language teachers’ characteristics or features that they used during the teaching and learning process. The types of personal qualities which explored here are personal qualities that the effective English language teachers imply during the classroom

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