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10]4.Howcanteachersdevelopeffectiveteachingbehaviours?
Indiscussingteachingstyles,anAmericanprofessorgaveanaccountofthewayhetaughtcollegefreshmenhowtowriteEnglishcomposition.Hegatheredthemaroundadeskonthefirstdayoftheclassandtoldthemhowtodocardtrick.“Thosewhocontrolthemechanism,controltheresults”,hetoldthem.Thestudentsweresurprised,yetfelthappy,becauseitwassodifferent,new,andunusualforacompositionclass.Bydemonstratinghowtechniquescouldbringaboutthedesiredresult,theprofessorenabledthestudentstounderstandthatliketheskillsusedtheinthegame,thewritingskillsthattheyweregoingtoacquirecouldmotivate,inspire,arouse,orconvincethereaderstohearthemoutwhentheywerewriting.Hegotthestudentsoutoftheirseatsinordertoshowthatitwasallrighttodoortosayunexpectedinclass.Creativitywouldbegreatlyvaluedinawritingclass.
I'mnotsaying,byusingthisexample,thatinourdailyteachingweshouldfollowsuitandalwaysbringaboutsomesurprise.Actually,asWong-Fillmore(1985)illustratedthatstudentsmayalsobenefitfromsomeroutineteachingbehaviour,whichenablesthemtofollowthelessonwithouthavingtofigureoutafresh,whatishappeningeachday.