1) To establish control in large classrooms, teachers should set clear communication rules upfront and provide phrases students can use to participate respectfully. 2) When first encountering students, teachers should convey confidence, status, and firmness through posture, eye contact, relaxed poses, and formal but unambiguous instructions to establish authority respectfully. 3) Teachers should address misbehavior with a pause and serious tone rather than shouting, and rewards should be used sparingly for significant efforts that exemplify values rather than often.

1. EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM CONTROLBy Katty Hidalgo

2. Communicating AuthorityEstablishing Control over CommunicationWhen you have a small group it is not necessary to set the rules to communicate as you will have signals that will ensure the good practice of respect to listen one another.2

3. But whenteachers work withbiggroups, it is necessary to set at the beginning the rules for communicationas it is easy to findstudents not payingattention to the speaker and talking amongthem.Teachers should providestudentssometoolslikespecialphrases to participate in class.Students can participateusingthe followingphrases:Excuse me teacher, but I wouldlike to add (say, quote, clarify, etc)

4. I was right to say thatIndeed, I wouldalso …

5. Right, what you havesaid is absolutelycorrect

6. I don’tnecesarilyagreewith you, but …

7. I’msorrybut I don’tagreewith you

8. I thinkyou’rewrong

9. Your statement is incorrect

10. That is not what it sayshere

11. That is not necessarily the case4

12. It is also practical to know some of the phrases teachers can use in class to address the students for:Signallinga startGreetingsIntroducingpeopleThe objective of your presentationThe length of time your presentation will takeStructuringSaying when your audience may ask questions 2/4/20115