Managing disruptions in adult foreign language classes

Abstract

Classroom management for adult students is challenging and invites the teacher of foreign languages, and not only, to master the skills for establishing a favourable learning atmosphere. Effective classroom management is much more than simply administrate corrective measures when a student misbehaves; it is also about developing efficient ways to deter potential learning distracters. Disruptions, when they occur, call for mild management techniques. Classroom management is largely explored in the context of mainstream education, nevertheless there is little focus on the foreign language classroom management of either children or adults. The different types of adult student misbehaviour in foreign language classes involve various strategies preferred by teachers in order to prevent such disruptions. Analysing these under the umbrella term classroom management helps us to understand the foreign language classroom management.