Cristian N. Mormoloc

WORKSHEET – UNIT 1

Task 1 – List 5 qualities that a ‘good’ teacher should have and give reasons for your choices. Which of these qualities do you consider to be more important, and why?

1. Ability to easily pass the knowledge onto the students;
2. Capacity of turning the more complicated topics into easy-to-understand topics and delivering them that way;
3. Good knowledge of the subject;
4. Adaptability to each student’s level;
5. Knowing when to “push” on some task or when to help the students throughout the task they might have.

I consider that the most important quality is the knowledge that the teacher has, followed closely by the capacity of delivering that knowledge in an easy-to-comprehend manner, adapted to the level of the student or group. I consider these to be the basic requirements that should be a must for the teacher – the rest of the requirements (/qualities) are a consequence of the way of being as person, or the schooling environment, as well as the culture of the students, willingness to study, capacity of staying focused, life experience, age, aso.

Task 2 – State what you consider to be the five most important roles of a teacher. Describe each role and say why you think it is important.

1. Tutor;
2. Resource or facilitator;
3. Prompter;
4. Assessor;
5. Manager (and also controller on the same rank of importance).

1. Tutor: in my opinion, the tutor characteristic of a teacher is outstanding in front of the others roles. Why? Because it requires delivering the information while having a more personal approach than speaking to a group, or speaking on a general topic. Unlike the manager role, the student gets a different learning experience if approached in an individual and (a more) personal way.
2. Facilitator: this role implies maintaining a relatively close approach to the students, and in case