This document discusses challenges of teaching large classes and techniques for overcoming them. It defines a large class as one with more than 50 students. Teaching large classes is difficult as it requires tremendous effort from the teacher who must work to know students' needs amid high noise levels. Organizing lessons and engaging all learners actively is challenging. However, techniques like training students to work in small groups, pairing weaker with stronger students, optimizing seating arrangements, setting clear rules, and utilizing student assistants can help students learn in large class settings. Teachers must also budget their time carefully and get to know each student.

1. “Teaching Large
Classes”
Challenges and Solutions
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2. “Teaching Large
Classes”
i - What are large classes?
ii - What makes large
classes difficult to teach?
iii - What techniques make
it possible for students to
learn in these classes?
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3. i - What are large
classes?
 a) A class with more than 30 students
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 b) A class with more than 40 students
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 c) A class with more than 50 students
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 d) A class with more than 60 students
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4. The Fact is :
Researches showed
that benefits in
achievement generally
occur when class size
is reduced to less than
20 students.
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5. ii - What makes large
classes difficult to teach?
(Problems with large classes
)
1- A tremendous
effort that teacher
will have to make.
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6. 2- It is difficult to get a
satisfactory knowledge
of students’ needs.
3- The noise level is
high which adds more
stress on teachers.
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7. 4- Organizing,
planning
and presenting
lessons, may
constitute another
challenge for teachers
in such classes as
students’ abilities 71

8. 5- Intimacy with
students
and remembering
names might be a
problem.
6- Engaging learners
actively in the learning
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9. 7- It is hard to
imagine how a large
class would benefit
from school
resources such as
computers, books,
references… 91

10. 8- With a crowded
classroom, teachers
may have difficulties
to measure
effectiveness.
9- A large class gives
reluctant students a
place to hide. 10

11. 10- Classroom
management is a
challenge in the crowded
classrooms.
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12. Break !
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13. iii - What techniques make it
possible for students to learn
in these classes?
1-Train
students to
work in small
groups 131

14. 2- Groups
should include
fewer
members.
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15. 3-Pair work may be
also a good
alternative to
practice
conversations,
exercises and other
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16. 4- Pairing weaker
students with stronger
ones might be an
option unless you fear
the weaker students
feel intimidated.
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17. 5- Changing the
classroom
desk
arrangement.
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18. 6- To optimize your work
with students with
learning difficulties,
give them seats in front
of you, closer to you so
that you can spot
difficulties easily while
teaching.
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19. 7- To reduce stress and
noise level, set simple
rules for class
management:
a. Establish simple
rules of acceptable
behavior for everybody to
observe when working in
groups, in pairs or
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20. b. Train your students to deal
with classroom chores:
➬ getting into and out of the
classroom at the start and
end of lesson or during
recess time
➬ handing out books,
papers, and other materials;
➬ putting away school
materials at the end of the
lesson.
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21. 8- More able
students can play
the role of teachers’
assistants.
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22. 9- Split the class
into weak students
and more able
students.
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23. 10- Use technology?
➬ A large class will be better
off with social media where
students and the teacher
could meet at home.
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24. 11- Budget your own time
carefully.
➬ Teaching a large
class takes a great deal
of time and energy. If
you feel rushed or
overwhelmed, your
students will feel it.
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25. 12- Maximize
classroom space by
removing
unnecessary
furniture, and use
space outside of the
classroom as learning
and activity centres. 251

26. 13- Do everything
possible to get to know
your students.
14- Have your students
introduce themselves to
everyone in an interactive
manner. You introduce
yourself, as well.
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27. 15- Move around the class
when talking.
16- Be natural and personal
in class and outside of it –
be yourself !
17- Tell your students you
will be available before and
after class to answer any
questions they might have.
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28. 18- Try to learn students’
names.
19- Pay attention to
individual students.
20- Come to class early.
21- Use audio-visual
aids.
22- Accept that things
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29. Thank you !
➬The End !
North Sinai
English
Supervision.
Collected by:
Ahmed Ma’youf
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