Chapter 9 Harmer

1. CHAPTER 9, HARMER
“PROBLEM BEHAVIOUR AND
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.”.
Práctica Educativa II-Alexis Cora & Aylen Fernandez

2. Problem Behaviour and What to do about it.
 Disruptive talking, inaudible responses, sleeping in class, tardiness and poor attendance,
failure to do homework, cheating in tests and unwillingness to speak in the target language
(Wadden and McGovern 1991)
 Insolence to the teacher, insulting or bullying other students, damaging school property and
refusing to accept sanctions.
“Depending on what
counts as a well –ordered
or disciplined classroom
for the individual
teacher”

3. Why problems occur?
The family
Education
Self-esteem
BoredomExternal factors
What the
teacher does

4. Preventing problem behaviour.
 Teachers and students
Creating a code
of conduct.
 Interest and enthusiasm
 Professionalism

5. Reacting to problem behaviour.
Act
immediately
1
Focus on the
behaviour not the
pupil
2
Take things
forward
3
Reprimand in
private
4
Use colleagues and
the institution
5
6
Keep calm

6. “Please, sPeak english!”
 Why students use their mother tongue in class.
L1 L2
Its use depends on the context that the
teacher gives to his/her students.
 Attitudes to mother tongue use in the classroom.
What to do
about it.
Set clear guidelines
Choose appropriate tasks
Create an English atmosphere
Use persuasion and other inducements