Thesis statement: The teacher plays several kinds of roles in order to improve the students’ English level.
1 Introduction.
2 The teacher plays many roles in the middle school classroom.
A. The teacher is a controller.
B. The teacher is an organizer.
C. The teacher is an assessor.
D. The teacher is a participant.
E. The teacher is a helper.
F. The teacher is a prompter.
3 Conclusion.
Abstract: For the IT and all kinds of mediums are developing quickly, An English teacher is not the only way for the students to get their knowledge. The difference between a teacher and a student is not that a teacher is more knowledgeable than a student, but that a teacher can develop a student’s intelligence, mood, character, vitality and personality. “ Education is not merely culture teaching, but stimulate the creation of people and wake up people’s emotion so that people can act freely and voluntarily”, Pan(2002)said. “Teachers are related to people’s growth closely. People’s development changes with time. These changes make more demands to teachers.” Yu(2005) said. The English teacher not only teaches the students to study English, but also how to improve themselves in various aspects. So, the role of the only “controller” of an English teacher could not meet the need of the development of education, and she/he must be the controller, organizer, participant, helper and prompter.
Key words: The roles of an English teacher, controller, organizer, participant, helper, prompter, assessor.
I Introduction The 21st century is full of high-technology and high competition, and the requirements of English talents are different from the past. Nowadays, learning English is more important. The English teacher not only teaches students the knowledge, but also teaches students how to study and how to use their knowledge. As a second language which the