Chapter 4

I found that Chapter four had a lot of material that dealt with the conduct that students and teachers should follow in the classroom. I agree that in any classroom, especially an ESL classroom the students and teachers should both have input to establish goals and objectives. I also liked that this chapter debunked certain myths about teaching styles and strategies. This was helpful because the manner in which participatory teaching is conducted is often misinterpreted. The key to a successful class is the commonality between teacher and student to learn from the lesson of the day whether it is through dialogue writing or oral presentation. Lastly teachers have to remember that ZPD is not successful without resources for scaffolding.