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    06 JUL THE 7 ROLES OF A TEACHER IN

    THE 21ST CENTURY


    Teacher Training 0 Comments
    Nola A., Senior English Instructor at Eton Institute, provides a useful insight into the roles
    relevant to today’s teaching.

    The 7 Roles of a Teacher in the 21st Century:


    Think about the type of lesson you normally teach:

     In which roles are you often involved?


     Are there any roles in which you have less experience?
     Are there any new roles you might try in the future?
    It is clear that the 21st century classroom needs are very different from the 20th century
    ones. In the 21st century classroom, teachers are facilitators of student learning and
    creators of productive classroom environments, in which students can develop the skills
    they might need at present or in future.
    However, before we begin to understand the evolving role of an ESL teacher, let’s outline
    some of the most popular teacher roles. Harmer, J. states that ‘it makes more sense to
    describe different teacher roles and say what they are useful for, rather than make value
    judgments about their effectiveness.’ So here are some of the most common teacher
    roles:

    Teacher Roles:
    Most teachers take on a variety of roles within the classroom, which role do you think
    most defines your role in the ESL classroom?

    1. The Controller: The teacher is in complete charge of the class, what students do,
    what they say and how they say it. The teacher assumes this role when new language
    is being introduced and accurate reproduction and drilling techniques are needed.
    In this classroom, the teacher is mostly the centre of focus, the teacher may have the gift
    of instruction, and can inspire through their own knowledge and expertise, but, does this
    role really allow for enough student talk time? Is it really enjoyable for the learners? There
    is also a perception that this role could have a lack of variety in its activities.

    2. The Prompter: The teacher encourages students to participate and makes


    suggestions about how students may proceed in an activity. The teacher should be
    helping students only when necessary.
    When learners are literally ‘lost for words’, the prompter can encourage by discreetly
    nudging students. Students can sometimes lose the thread or become unsure how to
    proceed; the prompter in this regard can prompt but always in a supportive way.

    3. The Resource: The teacher is a kind of walking resource center ready to offer help if
    needed, or provide learners with whatever language they lack when performing
    communicative activities. The teacher must make her/himself available so that learners
    can consult her/him when (and only when) it is absolutely necessary.
    As a resource the teacher can guide learners to use available resources such as the
    internet, for themselves, it certainly isn’t necessary to spoon-feed learners, as this might
    have the down side of making learners reliant on the teacher.

    4. The Assessor: The teacher assumes this role to see how well students are performing
    or how well they performed. Feedback and correction is organized and carried out.
    There are a variety of ways we can grade learners, the role of an assessor gives teachers
    an opportunity to correct learners. However, if it is not communicated with sensitivity and
    support it could prove counter-productive to a student’s self-esteem and confidence in
    learning the target language.

    5. The Organizer: Perhaps the most difficult and important role the teacher has to play.
    The success of many activities depends on good organization and on the students
    knowing exactly what they are to do next. Giving instructions is vital in this role as well as
    setting up activities.
    The organizer can also serve as a demonstrator, this role also allows a teacher to get
    involved and engaged with learners. The teacher also serves to open and neatly close
    activities and also give content feedback.

    6. The Participant: This role improves the atmosphere in the class when the teacher
    takes part in an activity. However, the teacher takes a risk of dominating the activity when
    performing it.
    Here the teacher can enliven a class; if a teacher is able to stand back and not become
    the center of attention, it can be a great way to interact with learners without being too
    overpowering.

    7. The Tutor: The teacher acts as a coach when students are involved in project work or
    self-study. The teacher provides advice and guidance and helps students clarify ideas
    and limit tasks.
    This role can be a great way to pay individual attention to a student. It can also allow a
    teacher to tailor make a course to fit specific student needs. However, it can also lead to
    a student becoming too dependent or even too comfortable with one teacher and one
    method or style of teaching.

    There is a better way, one that would free instructors from endless, mind-numbing hours of
    writing justifications and explanations on their students’ work. It would not give partial
    credit, nor would it have graduated levels of performance. Rather, it would rely on simple,
    one-level rubrics anchored in demonstrating achievement of outcomes.

    https://etoninstitute.com/blog/the-7-roles-of-a-teacher-in-the-21st-century

    http://www.deped.gov.ph/orders/do-42-s-2017

    http://www.deped.gov.ph/orders/do-42-s-2016
    https://www.senate.gov.ph/republic_acts/ra%2010912.pdf

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