welcome! This blog describes the advantages and disadvantages of large classes and those called face to face, and a clear guidaline about how teach it . Any comment will be welcomed. Enjoy it!

Class size	Advantages	Disadvantages
Teaching one to one	Student has  the exclusive attention of teacher.   The student has opportunities to do all the student speaking. Student and teacher can adapt  the content according to what is appropiate for the student. Teacher can be flexible with the student; because when teacher has just one student  is easier  TO be flexible. Teachers can change or move activities presenting less problems, that in the case of large classes.	Students aren't talkative and confident.  Some students can be very demanding. Students and teachers can be boring and tired because they haven't the dinamic of large classes. Some teachers find individual student difficult to deal with.
Large classes	The interaccion is constant. It represents an exchange of opinions, differents points of view, etc. In large classes exist a great variety of human resoruces . The challenge is great ; so , student never are bored.	In this class teachers can't be focused in just one student. Change activities is more difficult for teachers. They can not change subjects because all students have different rhythms and capacities to assimilate the contents provided by the teacher.  Is hard to be flexible when there are many students.

                                        

                     The guidelines for private classes

Make a good impression

  The first impression is the most important; students not only study the physical appearance of Professor, they observe the bahaviour too during the first lesson.

Be well - prepared

 Teachers must demostrate into the classroom be well prepared because in this way they can create a confident environment with a good impression for their students.

Be flexible

  One benefit of private classes is the flexibility that teacher can permit for student. Teachers can change the rhythm of content or go back to something he studied before.

Adapt to the student

Teachers could adapt to the interests of their students; and take into account the espectations of them . It is a good way to work with enthusiastic students.

Listen and watch

 Listening to students is a good tool to know what they feel and what they understand about the teaching. Other very important thing is the observation to know about how students respond to different activities, context and styles.

Give explanations and guidelines

It  is very important that in the first lesson, students know what is going to happen, and how they can or should contribute with the programme. Students can know how the teacher looks and what expect from him , and,  he can say what they want and fell   according to the class.

Dont be afraid to say 'no'

 In some cases teachers should say no, ( demanding learners; irreverents, disrespectfuls, etc), to create a distance between teacher- student. Teachers sometimes need to say 'no' to dominate the class and to keep the right direction of the student.

                                                         

                                       key elements to large classes

Be organised: 

In large clases is difficult to change the activities like in one to one classes , for a better organization , is very important to know what teachers are going to do when class starts.

Establish routines

 Teachers should establish routines that students can recognise; work in pairs, work in groups ( in case of students) and taking notes, taking register, collecting homework ( in case of teachers) to create efficient students and good work environment.

Use a different pace for different activities

 In large classes is difficult to achieve it so teachers need be more careful about the organization of activities for students. Not  all students can follow the rhythm of different contents.

Maximise individual work

  Teachers must give individual work to students because they need to create  autonomy. Students can turn their own views or what perciven by what they see and hear in class

Use students

  Teachers must give responsabilities to students. To create leaders. In this way, increase the confidence  and motivation of students. CHECK

Use worksheets

 When the feedback stage is reached, teachers can go through the worksheets with the whole group and all students will get the benefit.

Use pairwork and groupwork

 In large classes SUBJECT is important TO work in pairs and groups because it stimulates the participation of students. When teachers use this kind of work SUBJECT is important to make clear instructions , to agree how to stop the activity.

Use chorus reaction

 teachers can divide  the class  in two halves, because SUBJECT is very hard to use a lot of individual repetition and controlled practice in a big group, it may be more appropriate to use students in chorus.

Take account of vision and acoustics

  Teachers must be sure that what they write and say is heard and seen by students. While more clear is the message channel, more clear is the reception.

Use the size of the group to your advantage

 teachers must use the potential that lecturing, acting and joking offer  in large classes. this creates a good and funny classroom . ( sometimes).