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Makale Özeti:
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The present research sought to investigate how expert EFL teachers manage their class and keep its
discipline. To this aim, the existing prior ELT (English Language Teaching) research on exemplary
teachers’ practices were reviewed and the typical class management strategies used were extracted.
Moreover, 20 ELT specialists including teacher educators, university professors of applied linguistics,
mentor teachers and language institute supervisors were selected through purposive snowball and
convenience sampling methods, and were interviewed. Since they were directly dealing with teachers
as trainers, supervisors, and mentors, they were considered as qualified informants. There were finally
4 themes and 3 sub-themes extracted from the qualitative content analysis of the interviews, which
were presented in this paper along with sample extracts of the actual interview content. The themes
included: expert teachers’ identification power, use of external control, use of preventive management
strategies and monitoring student behavior. The 3 sub-themes of the second theme were: clarification
of expectations, use of body language and establishing rules and routines. Knowledge of these themes
and sub-themes can shed light on a key behavioral aspect of expert English language teachers in class.
These strategies, if followed properly, can set good examples for novice teachers and those who have
problem managing their classes.
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