TEFL Classroom Management 2

Question 1

What is 'eliciting' in TEFL teaching practice?

Accepted Answer

Drawing out language or ideas from students rather than providing them directly

Answer

Eliciting engages students actively by encouraging them to produce language or ideas before the teacher supplies the answer.

Question 2

What does 'monitor' mean when a TEFL teacher 'monitors' during a communicative activity?

Accepted Answer

Circulates around the classroom to observe, support, and note student language use

Answer

Monitoring involves moving around and listening unobtrusively to assess student performance and gather data for delayed feedback.

Question 3

What is 'delayed error correction' and why is it used?

Accepted Answer

Noting errors during fluency activities and addressing them after the task ends, not during

Answer

Delayed correction preserves fluency during communicative tasks; the teacher notes errors and deals with them after the activity ends.

Question 4

A teacher uses 'peer correction' in class. What does this involve?

Accepted Answer

One student correcting another student's error

Answer

Peer correction encourages students to notice and repair each other's errors, building metalinguistic awareness and reducing teacher-dependency.

Question 5

What is 'wait time' in classroom questioning technique?

Accepted Answer

The pause a teacher gives after asking a question before accepting or requiring a response

Answer

Research shows that allowing 3–5 seconds of wait time after a question leads to longer, more thoughtful student responses.

(TEFL) Teaching English as a Foreign Language Practice Test