EVERY CLASSROOM IS A TEAM AND EVERY TEACHER IS A COACH
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Abstract: Classroom management is a very crucial strategy in the teaching/ learning process in schools, because it helps in the proper execution of the curriculum and hence ensures that the classroom teacher develops the best teaching practice for a successful learning environment. Classroom Management plays a significant role in the learning and teaching of English as a foreign language and classroom environment creates in the minds of the students a first impression of what to expect from the class and the teacher. Effective teaching-learning process cannot be accomplished without a good classroom management and control. Class management is an issue that is influenced by many factors, including even class preparation, classroom organization, and instructional time management. This article will present appropriate guidelines to help teachers to achieve an environment of discipline that favors student learning and emotional development.
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