Students' Expectations of Teachers' Classroom Management Behavior in ELT Classes

Abstract

This study was designed to determine how English learning students expect their teacher to manage their classes. A sample of 161 students who were studying English in the English Preparatory School at Erciyes University were administered the "Questionnaire of Preferred Teacher's Classroom Management Behaviour." The questionnaire included 32 items in three dimensions: emotional, instructional, and managerial. The data obtained through the students' responses provided a set of types of classroom management behavior that students expect from the teacher in ELT classes. The study indicated that certain types of teacher behavior are more commonly expected from the teachers and it was concluded that these types of behavior help teachers manage their classrooms successfidly. Finally, some suggestions were made in line with the findings of the study.