Teaching styles.

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Teaching styles

     Nowadays, education is the most concerned field not only   Vietnam but also many countries around the world such as England, China, Korea… That is the reason why experts always find many different teaching styles which are effective and suitable for students’ or learners’ aim. Here are some teaching styles which are classified according to aims.

          Theory is the first teaching styles which are used schools and universities. In this style, it focuses on content. Teacher is the subjects and students are the objects. That means teacher provides knowledge with students as much as possible and student needn’t participate in class. It seems to be the impartation one-sided. Teacher just concerns about imparting the knowledge and student apprehends the knowledge needing. With this teaching style, between teacher and student have no any relationship and sometimes it makes students feel bored. However, this style helps student understand more about the contents, details, developing…It’s very useful in theory lessons such as philosophy, literature, history…. For example, when student study Vietnam’s history, with this style, student will be provide more detail information from the anti- France to American resistance war… Therefore, Formal Authority is the useful teaching style which helps student to be given a large of knowledge.

        Another teaching style which is used in school is Guide. With this style, teacher is like a guide who demonstrates to help students-the visitors- know more about their lessons. Teacher also plays a center role in class. He models first for students observe. After that, he not only redoes step by step in process but also explains detail each step for students to understand essence of each problem. How about the students? With this way, students can develop and apply these skills and knowledge. They not only see but also listen teacher’s guides. It helps them be able to remember clearly.  After observing, they have to do their task. They have to themselves solve any similar problems teacher assign by using teacher’s method. In this style, student are required much participation and encouraged to ask anything they don’t know. For instance, in the making cake period, teacher makes the cake first; of course students see and try to remember all steps in order to redo it. In short, with this teaching style, students have more chances to practice and apprehend their knowledge.

         Finally,  Practise is also one of useful teaching styles. In this style, teacher no longer is subject but students. He often gives for his students’ tasks and students have to do tasks individually or in groups. With this style, students can develop their creation independently and help them increase their abilities work solve the problem. When teacher assigns them an exercise which doesn’t limit anything such as form or method to do, they have to search and research the information and can choose any form to do it provided it’s correct. After finishing, teacher will give the commands their products in other to help students recognize what the strong or weak points to improve. For example, topic which teacher assigns is marketing and no limit about form, so students can do it in group as a presentation or writing or role play form provided that it’s suitable for content “marketing”. In brief, with teaching style, students can have more initiative and effection in study.

Each teaching style supports the different study aim such as theory or practice…You should chose right teaching style to develop maximum its benefit. I hope you have choice correctly.