Taming the big ‘I’: teacher performance and student satisfaction

• Autores: Jeremy Harmer
• Localización: ELT journal: An international journal for teachers of English to speakers of other languages, ISSN 0951-0893, Vol. 49, Nº 4, 1995, págs. 337-345
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Recent writings about the role of the teacher have suggested a shift away from his or her position as the central figure in the classroom, positing instead a learner-centred model in which teachers facilitate rather than control. Such a position is not without its critics, however, and many teachers might still feel uneasy about the apparent lessening of their crucial position at the front of the class. This article attempts to describe and explain that unease, and to show how the big ‘I’ of teacher ego is not incompatible with different teacher roles: that acceptance of our ever-present predilection for performance may well be the first stage in a new, richer description of teacher behaviour.