Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Classroom Management

Some Classroom Types

Assuming that we have for our language class a technology enhanced or "smart" classroom. What would it typically look like? Of the various types of smart classrooms, the most common ones are the following:

The Auditorium

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  (Capacity: 100)
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  (Capacity: 500)

The Medium-Sized Classroom

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  (Capacity: 45)
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  (Capacity: 45)

The Small Classroom

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  (Capacity: 25)
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  (Capacity: 25)

The Lecture Classroom

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  (Capacity: 55)

The Seminar Room

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  (Capacity: 15)
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  (Capacity: 15)

The Lab Room

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  (Capacity: 20)

The Console

In all "smart" classrooms, we have a console that allows us to control the technology.

The console typically has a control panel through which the instructor manipulates the equipment and the lights; a computer screen and keyboard/mouse; a computer and/or a cable that allows the instructor to use her own laptop; and a document camera that allows the instructor to project images from a book or any other non-electronic source.