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*ƒ²¦*ƒ‚ . Introduction
The pupils (young learners) market continues to grow a decade of changing attitudes
towards this sector of teaching. The teacher is now viewed as a highly-skilled professional
who has the knowledge, skills, flexibility and sensitivities of a teacher both of the pupils
(children) and of language, and one who is able to balance and combine the two
successfully(Gail Ellis). In this sense, to be a qualified teacher of English for pupils
requires not only the excellent language ability and well-master of linguistics, but also the
attractive personality and skills of effective classroom management.
II . Personality and Skills
A . Personality of a qualified teacher
Considering the special traits of pupils which are different from teenagers and adults, it is
important for the teacher to be responsible, knowledgeable, versatile and creative. Plus,
they should be passionate, willing to share with the pupils and love them. Being
responsible and keep passionate, so that the pupils will be influenced by the teacher
enthusiastic actions and have positive mood in the class. Being versatile and creative, the
teacher may be able to make the classroom teaching enjoyable by singing, dancing or other
interesting ideas in designing the lesson.
In the observing the teaching of English for pupils in a training centre (average age: 7-8), it
was impressive that both the pupils and the teacher were so happy and exciting in the class.
It was hard to tell who was teaching and who was learning like in the traditional classroom
teaching. In a harmonious atmosphere, the learning process occurred unconsciously to
pupils. What more, the pupils who like the teacher were incredibly active in doing the
activities. Some pupils saw the teacher as "pop star"“ or idol, who is an excellent singer or
dancer in the class. Some pupils had made friends with the teacher who had get along with
them for a long time. Once upon a time, a little girl shared her chocolate with the teacher at
the beginning of the class. The teacher attractive personality is an important factor in
helping achieve the natural and stress-free learning atmosphere.
B. Classroom management skills of the teacher
To be a highly-skilled professional teacher, it is necessary to acquire a set of effective
classroom management skills and hone over time. Skills like effective classroom
management are central to teaching and require "common sense"“, consistency, a sense of
fairness, and courage. These skills also require that teachers understand in more than one
way the psychological and developmental levels of their students (Dr. Robert Kizlik). As
