The document provides suggestions for managing and teaching large classes. It discusses classroom management techniques, ways to encourage class participation such as using seating charts and index cards, reviewing material regularly, using small groups and visual aids, and grading approaches like participation, homework, and oral exams. The document contains sample questions that could be used for a class to review the material.

1. Ho Van Ket
Ngo Viet Luan
Le Thi Thuy Trang
Group members
Instructor: Le Thi Phuong Chi
METHODOLOGY 6B

2. Coping With Large ClassesCoping With Large Classes
A variety of
suggestions for
dealing with the
management and
grading of large
classes

3. 1. Classroom ManagementWhat is classroom management?
• Techniques and procedures
• Controll S behavior
• Setting up different kinds of tasks
• Dealing with disruptive behavior
• Using audio-visual aids, realia and
equipment
• How to pass out or collect papers.
• Writing on the board, getting Ss to
stop talking.
• Class organization, maintaining S
interest levels.
• Checking for comprehension,
teaching new information.

4. 2. Class Participation
• Students are less willing to answer
questions.
• Students’ prior learning experiences.
• Another roadblock can be
motivation: “If there is always
someone else to answer the
questions, it never has to be me.”

5. B. Seating Charts and Index Cards
• Seating charts : Ss are required to sit in
their assigned seat, no matter what, T
keeps a record of who’s done oral
responses, and that keeps T on track, so
the Ss sitting way in the back whom T can
hardly see has an equal opportunity to
participate.
• Index cards: This cards can be simple or
complex as you want. Index cards often
contain photos and Ss’ information.
Using these cards not only allows
attendance to be taken quickly and
smoothly, but also allows for maximum
efficiency in class participation.

6. C. Questions and Interaction
• Another way to keep Ss’minds on class is by
asking questions.
• Keeping Ss interested can depend on how
you ask the questions.
• Asking the class if they prefer T to call on
individuals or to wait for a volunteer.
• If Ss know a teacher will be asking questions
of each student, the level of motivation to
prepare for and participate in class increases.
• Most questions in a large class with diverse
English levels should be quite basic.

7. 3. Reviewing
In content classes with huge volumes of
material, it can be especially necessary
to review consistently in order to help Ss
retain info and to follow the
development of the syllabus.
Before beginning the lecture and during
logical breaks in the lecture, she usually
does a review of the last lesson or
review/summary of the last half. She
accomplishes this by asking Ss to:
• go over homework assignments.
• Talk to a partner about three things they
learned last week.
• go over their notes with a partner.
• Write down the answers to several questions.
• Discuss with a classmate what they know
about a topic.
• Discuss any questions they might have.
• Complete a handout.

8. 4. Small Groups and Visual Aids
A.Small groups
Strohm:
She has Ss form their own groups of six,
which they must stay in for the
remainder of the semester. The group
comes up with a team name and
mascot. To eliminate role ruts, group
members must exchange roles in
writing up reports or presenting info to
the class.
B. Visual Aids
•Strohm thinks the best method is really
to have interesting presentations in the
content classes.
•She uses pictures, maps, and
demonstrations to keep attention. When
she is well-prepared the Ss seem to
appreciate it and pay attention and
respond.

9. 5. GRADING
a).ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION
c). EXAMS
b). HOMEWORK
HOW TO GRADE A
CLASS ?

10. a). ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION
a.1 As a
seminar with
10 points
10 points
8 & 5
points
7 points
0 points
a.2 Use index
card
On time
Forget book and tardy
An excused absence
An unexcused absence
Shuffle the index cards of all Ss present
Call on Ss starting from the top of the card
piles
Mark such as four to zero record the result
Group the cards according to whether or not
each Ss answers correctly

11. b).HOMEWORK
* T designs and makes a posters which depicted one grammar idea
* Ss creatively use words and pictures to make their explanation
simple and comprehensible
* Ss present the posters to rest of the class
b.1
* T asks Ss to write teacher- directed journals
*T divides class in half so that each Ss have a partner to write a
response their writing
* T collects and grades a number of journals randomly
b.2
*Utilizing group in class assignments or group homework
* Ss write out and hand in the assignment and group homework
b.3

12. c).EXAMS
How do you feel if you are going to take an exam?
 T creates an oral interview that blended in elements of an
objective written exam
 The structure of an oral exam is rather simple: a role-play
is performed by 3 students, a free question and a
memorized poem…
 This testing process is not boring and it can also help Ss
become more interesting in examinations
 An oral exam allows Ss’ personalities and individual
abilities to shine through

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15. According to Du, why are students less willing to answer
questions in a large class?
A. Because they are lazy to answer
questions.
B. Because they think that “some one else
will answer.”
C. Because there are more classmates
before whom they might lose face, also
a large class increases that “some one
else will answer” feeling.

16. Using a set of index cards not only allows
attendance to be taken quickly and smoothly,
but also allows for maximum……………in class
participation.
efficiencyefficiency
efficiency

17. Another way to keep students ’minds on class is by
asking questions.
A. True
B. False
C. Not given

18. According to ……….. , use of small groups and
visual aids, in chorus with innovative and
challenging teaching, can make the experience of
teaching large classes smoother and more
enjoyable.
A.David Nunan
B.Shelley Davis
C.Strohm
D.Wheeler

19. How many points will Ss get if they have an excused
absence?
7 points

20. The structure of an oral exam is rather simple:
………..is performed by 3 students, a free question
and a memorized poem.
A.A role-play
B. An interview
C.A discussion
D.All of them