\ Appendix 3 (From: Natural English, O.U.P. 2002) Appendix 4 What teacher-trainees hope for in a EFL classroom Students 1 We hope to find the students involved in That is to say, I hope not to find them on what they are doing, contributing to it concentrating merely on coming up with the and getting satisfaction from it on both a correct answers or on grinding out correct personal level and a social level. sentences and free conversations for the sake of the lesson. 2 We hope to find students comfortable This does not mean that they are loafing in the and relaxed, even when they are in the classroom, since students who feel comfortable of intense study activity and are less likely to loaf. Also, it does not mean rigorous interaction that they are afraid of being punished in some way or other if they do not meet the teacher’s expectations. 3 We hope to find students listening to This means that students do not expect all one another, and not just to the teacher, knowledge and support from the teacher but helping and correcting each other. that they recognize their own contribution to their learning process and that of their fellow students. 4 Teachers
\ Appendix 3 (From: Natural English, O.U.P. 2002) Appendix 4 What teacher-trainees hope for in a EFL classroom Students 1 We hope to find the students involved in what they are doing, contributing to it and getting satisfaction from it on both a personal level and a social level. That is to say, I hope not to find them on concentrating merely on coming up with the correct answers or on grinding out correct sentences and free conversations for the sake of the lesson. 2 We hope to find students comfortable and relaxed, even when they are in the of intense study activity and rigorous interaction This does not mean that they are loafing in the classroom, since students who feel comfortable are less likely to loaf. Also, it does not mean that they are afraid of being punished in some way or other if they do not meet the teacher’s expectations. 3 We hope to find students listening to one another, and not just to the teacher, helping and correcting each other. This means that students do not expect all knowledge and support from the teacher but that they recognize their own contribution to their learning process and that of their fellow students. 4 Teachers
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