This document discusses classroom interactions and their importance in language learning. It defines classroom interaction as a practice that improves the relationship between teachers and students and helps students develop critical thinking and share their views. The objectives of classroom interaction are to identify student learning methods, develop student communication and expression of ideas, and improve learning skills. It also aims to provide teachers insight into student interaction frequency and needs. Some techniques discussed include collaborative learning, discussions, debates, role-playing and conversation. The roles and responsibilities of both teachers and students are outlined.

1. ENGLISH METHODOLOGY
LEARNING ACTIVITY 2.1
Vanessa Pérez Robayo
Tutor: Ms. Dolores Ortega

2. CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS
What is…?
Classroom interaction is a practice that allows enhancing the student´s skills.
It improves the relationship between teacher and studentts.
It describes the interaction in the classroom and it helps students to
develop thinking critically and sharing their views

3. Objectives
For students:
To identify their learning methods
To develop the communication of students and express their own ideas
To improve the learning skills
For teachers:
To have a clear idea the frequency of student interaction
To know the students´ needs
To create an adequate communication

4. PARTICIPANTS
PARTICIPANTS
TEACHER
RESPONSIBILITY
TEACHER
RESPONSIBILITY
STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITY
STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITY
INTERACTION
IN PRACTICE

5. ROLES FOR
CLASSROOM
INTERACTIONS
TEACHERTEACHER
STUDENTSSTUDENTS
StudentsStudents
TEACHER
studentsstudents
Whole class

6. TEACHER´S
RESPONSIBILITIES
TO STUDENTS
Feedback on
students
Produce outputsProduce outputs
Create the
opportunity where
students can
interact
Create the
opportunity where
students can
interact
Adequate
environment
Provide materials

7. STUDENT´S
RESPONSABILITIES
Create feedback to
teacher Ask for
correction and
help
Ask for
correction and
help
Interact in classesInteract in classes
Use the
language
learning
Use the
language
learning
Cooperate with other
students
Cooperate with other
students

8. CLASSROOM INTERACTION TECHNIQUES
 Students can practice using English in communicative context.
 The interaction is based between teacher´s guidance and
feedback
According Brown and Yule, 1983 a(Classroom
interactionis authentic communication)

9. TYPES OF CLASSROOM
INTERACTION
TYPES OF CLASSROOM
INTERACTION
Collaborative
Learning
Collaborative
Learning
Discussions and
Debates
Discussions and
Debates
Soliloquies:
person who is
talking to
himself or
herself
Story-tellingStory-telling
Role Play
Interactive
Sessions
Interactive
Sessions
Loud ReadingLoud Reading
Conversation
with learners
Conversation
with learners

10. Teacher must create a learning environment inside the classroom
Teacher is an observer in order to generate an innovative learning
strategy for helping students.
Use a range of methodologies and techniques for language learning
He/she plans the class with the best sources or materials
Motivates students in learning process
TEACHER´S ROLE

11. Teacher-student
interaction
 Emotional Support: Positive relationships among
teachers and students
 Classroom Organization: Well-managed classrooms that
provide students with frequent, engaging learning
activities
 Instructional Support: Interactions that teach students
to think, provide ongoing feedback and support, and
facilitate language development

12. HOW TO IMPROVE THE
STUDENT INTERACTION?
 Maximizing practice time: Interaction through pair and group work maximizes
the opportunities to practice as more learners speak for more of the time.
 Collaboration: Collaborative learning, particularly through the use of collaborative
tasks
 Socialization: Development of social skills (e.g. politeness, respect for others)
that people need to operate successfully in any culture.
 Motivation: It is a fundamental aspect of successful learning. Interaction gives
learners the opportunity to use language successfully and to measure their
progress which in turn should lead to an increase in motivation.

13. Student-Student
Classroom Interaction
 It is centered on how students communicate their ideas with
others students
 It emphasizes the communicative and cooperative work
 They develop their cooperative learning by supporting each
other
 It avoids a boring, repetitive, and isolating learning
environment, build activities and assignments that ignite
classroom discussion

14. Student-Content
Interaction
 It allows reinforcing active learning.
 The process through which students actively assimilate
rather than passively absorb learning.
 It emphasizes on using new tools that can help you
maintain interactivity between instructor, student, and
content material.

15. Structure of Student-Student
Classroom Interact
 Students work in pairs
 Recommend students to work together as a class in order to
contribute
 Create on students the development of their ideas.
 Classmates must listen and respect the ideas

16. Bibliography
• http://
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-classroominteraction.html
• http://
www.slideshare.net/tina_wilkinson/classroom-interaction
• http://eteachermethods.wikispaces.com/file/vie
w/Classroom+Interaction+Using+Cooperative+L
earning-FA-2011%281%29.pdf
• http://fcit.usf.edu/assessment/classroom/interac
t.html