... this respect they are not always given the best chance to acquire new skills and become more independent thinkers; * allows time and creates opportunities for learners to think and respond; * ensures active and equitable participation * provides useful and supportive feedback throughout the session to learners about how they are getting on, including the effective use of praise; * motivates through encouragement, interest, and the relevance of content to learners' aims * monitors students' progress * demonstrates awareness of health and safety considerations and equal opportunities Each course, setting and student group has its own opportunities and challenges for improving the learning environment. I always pay attention to the room layout for my classes. Arrange the desks "to have a flexible format so that they can easily be moved from the more formal situations, to groups of them being put together for discussions and then apart for individual work"(Reece and Walker, p.42), ...

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