Introduction
Students are basic element of a classroom. When teacher is speaking all the time, it is teacher centred classroom. Now this method of teaching is demotivated. Now student is everything in classroom. Students are active and teacher is passive. Each and every activity is performed by student. Teacher have to manage a classroom activities for students. There students performed all activities. Here we discuss some steps to encourage students to talk in classroom.
How to motivate your students to talk and participate in the classroom
Supportive Environment
Create supportive environment in the classroom. Support your students to control their weakness. Never discourage your students on their mistakes. If you are a skilled teacher you will create supportive atmosphere. This will motivate them to talk in the classroom during different activities. In the classroom students feel safe. They have no fear of being judgement . They can express their views with confidence.
Interactive Activities
Arrange different activities which are engage students in group discussion. In group activities or discussion students communicate with each other. When students talk to each other they talk frankly. They have no hesitation. In this way they can motivated to talk in the classroom. Teacher encourage student to talk in front of the class . There are different interactive activities such as group discussion, debates and role play.
Positive Reinforcement
Your encouragement will boost your student. Try to praise your student on his every effort to talk in the classroom. Encourage your student to take active part in classroom dissuasion and debates. Positive reinforcement will boost student’s confidence. He will participate in every activity energetically. You have observed as a teacher when ever you praise your student on his efforts he will participate more.
Encourage Student’s Interests
Every student has interest. In debates and role play allow students to choose topic according to their interest. If discussion topics are according to their interest they can express their views. This will foster a sense of ownership. Through this act students feel happy and enjoy in class. Try to provide these opportunities of discussion more and more.
Chance To Speak
Provide every student to speak in the classroom. When every student come on the stage and speak it will come out confident students. Teacher should provide clear instruction about discussion topics. Teacher can call every student turn by turn to speak. Encourage student to come in front and say something.This activity is very effective.
Use Question Technique
Teacher can use this technique to enhance students in speaking. It will prompt critical thinking and quality of analysing things deeply. Students will have to boost their level of confidence. This activity will increase knowledge of students. Their skills improved and they learn how to answer the questions quickly. Teacher should encourage and motivate students to elaborate their answer.
Real World Scenario
Teacher can create real world scenario in the classroom. Arrange discussion on that scenario. Give them free atmosphere for discussion. This will create a real learning. Students take deep interest and enjoy it. They will take skill of speaking and communicating with other people. This activity is more relevant and engaging.
Peer To Peer Interaction
Teacher can arrange group discussions for different projects and activities. These activities must require communication and collaboration. These activities will remove student’s shyness and hesitation. Students can communicate with confidence on any plate forum. Teacher can check student’s performance during the discussion. He can motivate them time to time. If any student is quite encourage him to come up.
Set Goals
Teacher should set achievable goals. Give them topic for discussion and provide them time and space to talk. Check them if all students participate equally in discussion. Give them feed back according to their performance. Encourage every student for learning. Do not allow them to be quit. If they are quite they will never learn talking. Teacher should help his students if they have any difficulty in communicating.
Inspect All Activities
A teacher is always here to check and balance. Control all discussions in the classroom. If some students misbehave with other students then correct their behaviour. Or if any students take more time compare to other student then take him in balance. Check them and guide them. Teacher should motivate and energise his class.
Equal Opportunities
Regardless of any speciality provide every student chance. Every student have right to speak in class. There should not be any difference of gender, status or culture. Listen views of every student. Never ignore any student. Your student are very important for you. There should be equal opportunity for whole class.
Active Listening
Teacher should encourage students to enhance their listening skill. Ask them to improve their listening through different ways. They have to listen news, debates, discussion, commentary and documentary. In classroom teacher can improve student’s listening skill through different activities. These activities may be paraphrasing, questioning and speaking on different ideas. Active listening is very important for speaking skill.
Simple To Complex
Teacher can use this method. First they can discuss different topics in simple sentences. After practice they can jump to complex sentences. Teacher can also ask different questions in simple sentences. After practice he will take them to complexity.
Celebrate The Progress
Your students are participating in talking and speaking. On their efforts celebrate their progress. Give them feed back. Motivate your students and encourage them. You can arrange competitions and give them rewards. They will enjoy their engagement in talking and taking rewards. They will give their best to get reward and teacher’s attention.
Conclusion
After discussion we can say that teacher can take his students on top. He can motivate them in taking part in speaking activities. Teacher can provide many opportunities to his students. There may be different activities for students to talk in the classroom. These are very use full activities for communication skills. Practice can make a man perfect. provide your students opportunities to practice for fluency in speaking. At the end they have skill of speaking . They will participate in talking activities in classroom activities.