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When we think of people who have taught us, we can, perhaps, remember times when they stood at the front of the
class and told us things; there may have been times when we were working in groups and they came to help us; or
perhaps sometimes we were working on our own and the teacher didn‟t seem to be doing very much at all. (...)
Teachers are at all times FACILITATORS of learning. This means that we must always do everything we can to
make learning happen smoothly and appropriately or the learners.
We need to be CONTROLLERS when we are explaining things, taking the class register for telling the students
what to do. This often involves standing at the front of the class and being very clear.
We often act as PROMPTERS, pushing students to make new sentences and encouraging them to speak when they
are reluctant. We can offer words and phrases to help them say what they want to say.
We often act as FEEDBACK PROVIDERS when we correct students‟ mistakes, make a comment on what they
have said or praise their efforts.
We should remember, too, that one of the teacher‟s most important jobs is COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT
PROVIDER to the students, speaking to them in ways that will help their language acquisition.
(Source: Harmer, J. Essential Teacher Knowledge: core concepts in English language teaching, p. 146. Harlow: Pearson
Education Limited, 2012. (Adapted.)