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SensibilityandPassion―FindYourOwnArtinClassroomTeaching

　　Abstract：

Thispapersummarizesthefeaturesemergedfromnaturalclassroomobservationabouthowexperiencedteachersuseddifferentdevicestocreatebetterlearningenvironmentandoptimizelearningopportunitiestoactivelyengagethestudentsintheclassroomactivities.Thetwoparticipatingteachersprovetobeinaccordancewiththecommonlyaccepteddescriptionof“goodEnglishteachers”withtheirowncharacteristicsbypositivelyinfluencingthedifferentlevelofthepedagogicprocess.Classroomobservationisalsoprovedtobeadesirablewayforteacherdevelopment.

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　　1.Introduction

　　ClassroomteachingisalwaysthebasicandmostimportantwayofEnglishacquisitionandthereisnoexceptionintertiarylevelinChinesecontext.Therehavebeenalotofresearchesaboutlanguageteachingmethods，butnomethodcanbeemployedasacureforall.Languageenvironment，students’motivationandlanguageteachingpolicy，allthefactorswillinfluencethechoiceofteachingmethodsandeveninoneclassperiod，methodsmayvaryaccordingtodifferentpurposes.There’snoreadyrecipeforclassroomteachingandthekeyliesinhowtheteacherschooseandimplementdifferentmethodsaccordingtotherealsituationandhowtheyincorporatevariousmethodsorganically.

　　Modernsocietywitnessestheprevalenceoflearning-centeredclassroom，whilenoonewilldenythatteacherstillplaysaleadingroleasthemanager，thefacilitator，themonitor，theassessorandsoon.Asuccessfullanguageteacherknowshowtoempowerthelearnersandgetthemactivelyinvolvedbycreatingbetterchancesinalearning-centeredclassroomandoptimizingthecurrentlearningcircumstances.Nowintheabsenceofclearmethodologicalguidelines，thereshouldbevariouswaystobea“goodteacher”，asawellrounded，confidentandexperiencedindividual（Sowden，2007）.

　　2.Literaturereview

　　2.1Naturallanguageacquisitionandclassroomteaching

　　Classroomisalwaysconsiderednotasarealsituationforlanguagelearningandmanyfactorsthereareconsideredtotallydifferentfromnaturallanguageacquisition.However，classroomistheplaceforeignlanguagelearningactuallytakesplaceandclassroomteachingisthemostimportantwayoflanguageacquisitioninChinesecontext.Itisarealsocietyconstructedbothbytheteacherandthestudents.Howtomakethebestofthissmallsocietytomaximizetheopportunitiesisvitaltolanguagelearning.Languageteachersallsharetheconvictionthatgiventherightenvironmentandappropriatetasks，studentshavethechancestouseallthosecommunicativestrategieswhicharecommonfornaturallanguageuse.　　3.3Findings

　　3.3.1Differentstyles

　　RosaandChristinadisplayeddifferentstyleintheirclassroomteachingandbothofthemwerecharmingintheirownway.

　　Rosa：

followmypace

　　Rosashowedeleganceallthetimeinclassroomandsheseemedtohaveeverythingundercontrolandnothingcoulddisturbthepaceofherclass.Hermottoabouttertiarylanguagelearningis“learningbydoing”，whichwasclearlyreflectedbyvarioustaskssheassignedtothestudents.Grouppresentation，groupdiscussion，role-play，on-linelearningtasksandevenhomeworkfororalpracticeinthemp3form.Rosagaveveryclearinstructionsaboutdifferentlearningtasksandtriedeverywaytoinviteallthestudentstoparticipateintheclassroomactivities.Studentswerenolongerpassiveaudiencebuttookinitiativeininteractionandactivelyparticipateintheclassroomactivities.

　　Christina：

followmypassion

　　Christinawasaverypassionatelanguageteacher.Shealwaysdisplayedvividfacialexpressionsandbodylanguageinclassandlaughedhappilytogetherwithherstudents.Everyclasstime，shetriedherbesttoleadherstudentswithpassionandenthusiasmtoenjoythejourneyoflearning.Sheuseddifferentwaystocreateahappyclassroomenvironmentsuchasplayingstudents’belovedEnglishsongsduringthebreak.Aremarkablecharacteristicwasherbeliefofsharinglifeexperiencesandconveyingpositiveattitudetowardsstudy，work，loveandlifewhileappreciatingthelanguage.Sheadoptedveryflexibleteachingmethodsaccordingtothelearningmaterialandsharedalotaboutherownopinionswithherstudents.

　　3.3.2Sharedsuccessfulpractices

　　Althoughthetwoteachersdisplayedquitedifferentstyleinclassroomteaching，theobservationstilluncoveredmanyfactorsincommonthatmightbehelpfulinvariouscontextswithindividualadaptation.Manyofthecharacteristicstheteachersdisplayedcouldbesaidtobedesirableforanysuccessfulteacher：

awarmandwelcomingatmospherewherelearnersfeelthemselvestobevalued；goodcommunicationskills；creativity；goodsubjectknowledge；well-plannedlessons；enthusiasmandsuccessfulmanagementskills.

　　3.3.3Teacher’slanguageproficiency

　　Bothteachersshowedhighlanguageproficiencywithclearandpleasantpronunciationwhichcouldbegoodexamplesforthestudents.TheyusedEnglishallthetimewithamoderatespeedwhichwasnotdifficultforthestudentstocatch.Asnon-nativeteachers，theirlanguageproficiencynotonlyservesas“comprehensibleinput”，butalsohelpscreateimagesofsuccessfullanguagelearners.Theyalsoholdquitebroadknowledgebecausetheyweresupposedtogivestudentscertainfeedbacksconcerningalargevarietyoftopicsbroughtbythestudentstoclassindifferentassignments.BothRosaandChristinahadgreatfamiliaritywiththeteachingmaterials.Theyjustwalkedaroundtheclassroom，talkingandorganizingactivitiesbasedonthecontentwithoutholdingthetextbookortheirteachingnotes.　　3.3.4Positiveenvironment

　　Bothclassroomspresentedverypositiveandencouragingatmospherewiththeteacherssmilingallthetimeandusingdifferentwaystoencouragestudentsandacknowledgeeveryeffortandprogressstudentsmade.TherewasoneparticulardetailaboutRosa.Sheusedan“invitation”gesturetoaskastudenttoexpresshis/heropinionsinclassbyextendingherpalmout.Wemightnotbestrangewiththepointinggesturewhichisnotuncommonbutmightseemaggressive.ThistinydifferencemadebyRosaissuretomakestudentsfeelmorecomfortableintheclassroom.Christinaimpressedtheauthorbyherwonderfulmemoryforstudents’names.Sheseemedtoknoweveryoneinherclassroomandeverytimesheinvitedastudenttoanswerherquestions，sheusedhis/hername.TheauthorlearnedfromtheinterviewwiththestudentsthatknowingeveryofthembynamesmakesthemfeelreallycaredforandthisisoneoftheimportantreasonswhytheylikeChristinasomuch.

　　Creatingthepositivelearningenvironmentalsoincludescateringtostudents’realneeds.Rosaconductedasurveyattheendofeachsemesterandtheopinionsshecollectedareusedforthealterationofteachingplansforthecomingsemester.Christinatalkedalotwithherstudentswhenevershegottime.Classroomdecisionswerenegotiatedwiththestudentsandfeedbacksandadviceswereespeciallywelcomed.Thepositiveenvironmentisalsocreatedbyrespectingstudents’diversity.Theirstudentswerequitefreetochoosethetopicsandcontentoftheirpresentationandvariousformsofshowingtheirtalents，whichwereappreciatedwiththetolerantacceptanceandfriendlyencouragement.RosaandChristinadevelopedtheaffectivefactorsofclassroomteachingpositivelybycreatingarelaxedandencouragingenvironmentforlearning.

　　3.3.5Variousteachingandclassroommanagementmethods

　　RosaandChristinacombineddifferentteachingmethodsintheirclassroom.Youcan’tnamewhichmethodinparticulartheyareadopting，butyoucanfinddetailsofdifferentmethodspresentintheirteaching.Accordingtothem，thereisnorecipeforthebestmethodofteachingandmostteachingmethodswelearnedinthebooksarebasedonwesternexperiences.ThebigpopulationinChinabringsusbigEnglishclasseswithquitediversifiedproficiency.It’suptotheteacherstoadaptdifferentwaysaccordingtotheactualsituationtheyarefacedwith.　　Groupworkisprominentinbothclassesbecauseoralproficiencyisaccordedwithtoppriorityandworkingingroupsisaneffectivewayofmanagingbigclasseswithatleast55students.Therewasgrouppresentationforeachclasstimeandgroupdiscussionwasacommonpracticeaboutgiventopics.Whenevertherewasagroupcompetition，classroomatmospherebecamesoactiveandtheauthorwasoncesoamusedtofindashygirlputuphergroupmember’shandforachancetoanswerthequestion！

Thereweretimesforwholeclassinstructionfortheexplanationoflanguagetermsandtherewerepairworksforroleplay.Whenthequestionwasaboutpersonalunderstandingandopinions，studentswereinvitedtoexpressthemselvesindividually.BothRosaandChristinaactedasdifferentrolesindifferentactivitiesandtriedtheirbesttoguaranteethelearningopportunities.

　　3.3.6Richandauthenticlearningmaterials

　　RosaandChristinaneverconfinedthecontentwithinthetextbookandusedrich，authenticandup-to-datelearningmaterialsinclass.Foratextwiththethemeof“beingfamous”，RosausedmovieclipsfromNottingHilltoencouragethestudentstotalkaboutadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingfamous.PicturesaboutSuperGirls，afamousChineseshowprogramwerealsousedforstudentstodiscussaboutpeople’sdesireofgettingfamousovernight.Christinaaskedherstudentstodoagroupcompetitionoftranslatingthemostpopularwords，suchas“Geilivable”inthefirstclassofthesemesterandgreatlywarmedtheclassroomatmo