In the Classroom

Don’t answer questions.

1. Don’t invite questions unless it pushes the class in the correct direction. If one student asks what time it is,
the next question is always, “When is class over?” That isn’t what you want them to discuss.
在正确引导课堂进行方向的前提下回答问题。在课堂进行中，如果学生询问时间，那么下一个问题将
会是询问课堂结束时间。这个问题与教学无关，也不是我们希望学生在课堂上讨论的问题。
2. It confuses and distracts foreign teachers.
如上的一些与课堂无关的问题，将会打乱外教的教学思路。不利于课堂教学。
3. It confuses and distracts students. Instead of focusing on the lesson, they join the off-topic discussion.
其次，这些问题将会致使其它学生分心，将注意力从课堂学习转移到课堂以外的话题中去。

Pencils and pens.

1. Implement and maintain a system. Maybe a student who needs a pencil has to give you a shoe. Whatever.
建立奖罚制度，例如，学生忘记带学习工具，向你求助时，你可以使用一些诙谐“惩罚”措施，让学
生用一只鞋来与你交换。
2. Give students a time limit. It shouldn’t take five minutes to open books or get erasers.
给学生制定时间限制，打开书或拿一块橡皮并不需要 5 分钟的时间。
a. Offer a prize for students who can arrange themselves the fastest. A sticker or an eraser.
对于最先安排好自己的学生，我们应该给予奖励（贴画或是橡皮）。

Chinese or English?
1. Short answer: whatever is most expedient.
简短回答：不论是否有所帮助。
2. Best practice: demonstrate if you can. Speak Chinese only to move things along or ensure comprehension.
最好的练习方式：助教老师根据外教的指示做示范让学生跟学是最好的练习方式。说中文只是为了确
保学生能够很好的理解，推动课程进行。
3. Students should all be familiar with classroom language. They respond to English commands in their schools.
学生应该熟悉所有的课堂用语。在课堂训练中，学生应对相应的英文指示做出反应。

Seating.
1. Problem students sit in the front of the classroom, close to the teacher。
表现不好的学生坐在教室前面，靠近老师的位置。
2. Separate large classes into groups or treat them as a single mass entity.
将大课堂分成各小组或者把他们当成一个整体对待。
3. Mind physical space. Don’t let students sit too far from the teacher. They can move up if necessary.
考虑空间距离的问题。不要让学生坐在距离老师很远的位置上。必要的情况下他们应往前坐。

Don’t watch classes.

1. If the foreign teacher is teaching, don’t stand and watch. You can check student’s work or prepare materials.
外教授课的过程中，助教老师不要站在一边观看。助教老师可以在这期间检查学生作业或者帮助准备
教具等材料。
2. If you have a suggestion – you have a good idea for a game or activity, or you think the students need more
work on something – teach by doing. “I’ve got an idea. How about you take a rest, and I’ll play a game with the
students?”
如果助教老师想要建议一个更好的游戏活动，或者认为学生应该在某项学习中应多做练习，可以告诉
外教自己的想法，并由自己带领学生进行游戏活动或练习。

Renato Ganoza for EF Zhengzhou, 2008. Translation by Jane Hu.