Classroom
Management Main Page - EDEL 414 - EDSE 415
LANGUAGE AND (SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED) CLASSROOM
REALITY
Examine the following teacher language patterns. Classify and then label the types of language that are occurring in each case. What type of classroom climate would be manufactured by the use of each of these hypothetical language patterns?
Teacher A:
·
(after
handing out an assignment) “I don’t want to see all the sloppy papers that I
saw the last time.”
·
“Stop talking
or I will . . .”
·
(after a
wrong answer) “No, you guys aren’t getting this”
·
(sarcastic
responses on a regular basis)
·
“I told you
guys to get to work”
·
“When are we
ever going to learn?”
I’d label this language
_________________
The affect on the classroom
climate (and/or socially constructed reality) would be ___.
Teacher B:
·
(gives directions
and students are still talking) “listen to me!”
·
“There is too
much noise in the room”
·
(after
directions are given, and students were not paying attention, and they do not
do what the teacher wants) “OK, I told you to keep the glue in the box until you
get your paper ready” (as students are still not listening). “Put the glue away
I said!”
I’d label this language _________________
The affect on the classroom climate (and/or socially constructed reality) would be __.
Teacher C:
·
“Take a look
at this group, see how they . . . that is what I am looking for.”
·
“I know it is
almost lunchtime, but I need you to stay with it for 15 more minutes.”
·
(after some
students were not attentive to directions) “Someone was talking, I think I will
start the directions over, I need 100% attention.”
·
(after a good
answer) “Yes (and rephrase the key information or process thinking)”
·
(after an
incorrect answer) “OK, you seemed to be doing . . . and that would be right for
that process, but what we were looking for was . . ., given that do you want to
try again?”
·
(after a poor
effort) “We have got to do a better job with this than last time. We need to get this stuff down by this
week. We will need to have it for the
test next week and for your projects.”
I’d label this language _________________
The affect on the classroom climate (and/or socially constructed reality) would be___.