Slide 3: What is the ideal ESL classroom? It s a place which stimulates motivates & supports the learning of English.
Slide 4: In a good ESL classroom& " All students can sit at their desks comfortably " All students can see the board easily " All students can hear the teacher easily " All students can see the teacher s visual aids easily " All students can hear the teacher s audio resources easily " All students can move about easily to work in groups or gain access to resources
Slide 5: We can use the floor for: " Sitting the students on a mat close to the teacher " Performing role-plays, mime or games " Setting up an English Corner or Reading Corner " Arranging desks so that students can easily work in groups " Installing bookshelves or display shelves
Slide 7: On the walls we can put: " Washing lines on which materials can be hung " Charts, posters, maps, calendars " Students written work and art " A Points Chart for individuals or teams
Slide 9: Wall displays can be: Long-term or Short-term
Slide 10: Long-term wall displays might include charts showing: " " " " " " " " Letters of the alphabet Numbers Names of the days and months Everyday words Shapes Colours Everyday objects and animals Labels on everyday objects
Slide 16: Wall displays for older students might include: " Difficult reading or spelling words " Examples of correct English usage (not lists of rules!) " Pairs of irregular verbs " The 100 Chart " Pictures of solid shapes " Assessment and exam information and examples
Slide 20: It s handy if& The teacher can point to long-term charts for regular revision. A pointer or long ruler may be needed for this.
Slide 21: Short-term wall displays& " Should be changed often! (Students can help.) " Can show This Week s Joke , This Week s Tongue-twister , A Strange Word , Our Funny Picture , This Week s Photo , Proverb of the Week etc " Can show core topic words " Can show newspaper clippings and articles, labels, advertisements " Can show off the student s written work and art
Slide 24: By the way& New display items are read by a lot more students if the teacher advertises them a little.
Slide 25: Shelves can display: " Picture books and big-books " Readers, story-books and children s magazines " Well-illustrated non-fiction books " Pictorial English dictionaries " Bilingual dictionaries
Slide 27: Perhaps there is a teacher s cupboard to hold: " " " " " Flashcards (core words, reading rascals etc) Realia and interesting objects A pair of glove puppets Prizes and points cards Busy Work cards (e.g. crossword puzzles, bingo cards, dictionary exercises etc) " CDs or cassettes of children s songs
Slide 29: All these things will help to: " Stimulate the students minds " Encourage them to discover new things about English every week " Remind them of common English words and expressions " Revise common troublesome words and grammar " Show that their own work is valued