The Student-Centered Classroom

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The Student-Centered ClassroomLeo Jonesc a m b r i d g e u n i v e r s i t y p r e s sCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, S o PauloCambridge University Press32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473, Cambridge University Press 2007This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exceptionand to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place withoutthe written permission of Cambridge University published 2007Printed in the United States of Americai s b n-13 978-0-521-95368-9 paperbackBook layout services: Page Designs International Table of Contents Introduction 1 1 Autonomous learning 2 2 Classroom Management 4 3 Motivation 13 4 Fluency and Accuracy 18 5 Teacher as Facilitator 25 6 Different Kinds of Activities 28 Conclusions 40 Further reading 41 IntroductionSome students say:J Why do we have to do pair work and group work?

2 The Student-Centered Classroom 1 Autonomous Learning Working together In a student-centered class, students don’t depend on their teacher all the time, waiting for instructions, words of approval, correction, advice, or praise. They don’t ignore each other, but look at each other and communicate with each other.

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