AN EFFECTIVE ENGLISH CLASS WITH APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES

  • Vahidije Kadiu European University of Tirana
  • Tomi Treska European University of Tirana
Keywords: teacher’s role, Activities, Skills, Strategies and techniques

Abstract

Teaching is considered to be one of the most important aspects for the future of the human beings. The fact that teaching is an art based on techniques and strategies is very important. The aim of this paper is to study the appropriate techniques and strategies for an effective English class. To achieve this, a survey was conducted at “Asim Vokshi secondary school. The main instrument used was a questionnaire. It was conducted on 70 students and 70 teachers. According to the results of the survey, many teachers believe that during an English class, different techniques and strategies should be included such as: cooperation, control of the class, and motivation. They also stressed the fact that four skills should be co-related for an effective class.  The most important finding was related to the students. According to them, the best way to learn the English language was by writing.

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Published
2016-09-18