Teacher as information giver

Explainer: T. has to explain various things to their class such as how to play a game or how to do an exercise. With lower level it is good to use mime, action, picture, tables, and diagrams.

Demonstrator: You will have to demonstrate some things to the class through actions - e.g.by miming -JUMP to show them what the word means.

Organizer and instruction giver: You will have to give instructions to the class such as Get into groups of four, please.

Controller: Depending on the group you may have to restore order from time to time, e.g. by reminding the class to speak English, asking them to speak more quietly, or preventing some dominant learners from interrupting the others. 

Route planner: In this role you may give your students a sense of direction by outlining what you will cover in the course or in a lesson.

Teacher as facilitator

Guide: Instead of planning and giving information you elicit information from your learners, remodelling where necessary, so that they formulate their explanations of grammar or vocabulary items.

Monitor: In this role you will be listening to your students when they are speaking to each other in pairs or in groups, noting errors to discuss with them later. 

Support system: Again when students are working by themselves or in groups, your role is to circulate to give help and provide language when asked.

Feedback giver: In this role you give students feedback on their performance by correcting their errors . or better encourager them to identify and correct their own mistakes of they can.

Counsellor: In this role you will give students advice and support on things they can do to help themselves learn, e.g. on ways of learning vocabulary at home.