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Perspectives about Effective Teaching Effective classroom teaching Personal sharing from teachers lays a foundation for effective classroom teaching. Through sharing personal experience, the distance between teachers and students will be reduced, making the lesson lively again. The idea of learning through games enables students to visualize the learning objects in their learning and set common learning goals with teachers. However, teachers should make sure that students’ classroom behaviors are well-managed. Willing to share The more teachers share their personal stories, the closer they can be with their students. It is sensible that students are more inclined to listen to and learn from teachers who are willing to share. Meanwhile, teachers can also enjoy the process of teaching. Games Teaching Game: Helen Keller Blindfolded students will be asked to walk through a maze with numerous obstacles installed. Their partners will then give out clear instructions to help the blindfolded complete the game. The purposes of this activity are to offer students a chance to experience the world of the blinds and learn the needs of asking for help. This game is fun, easy, and educational. Common goals Teachers should communicate their lesson objectives, common goals, and expectations to their students. Prior to the examinations, teachers should sit down with the students and set some common goals with them as a preparation. For some outstanding students, goal setting can be seen as a kind of empowerment that they are trusted to take charge of their own learning. For some less capable students, identifying goals is a critical action to leave their the comfort zone and practice organizing their learning. If a student fails to visualize his or her targets, this student might lose interest easily and have difficulty in focusing on learning. Sooner or later, he or she may drift away in the classes aimlessly. In this regard, teachers ought to clarify learning objectives to motivate them to learn with clear goals. Understanding the students Teaching shall be enjoyable and easy for teachers given students are in control of their behaviors. Many teachers lacking experience in teaching and curriculum management are inclined to give in to students by satisfying their demands and needs, which in turn affects other students in class. Keeping up with the times To arouse students’ interest in learning, teachers may consider adopting some books and materials featuring interesting cartoons and latest stars. Any text with popular cultures is also one of the good choices for teaching. In Hong Kong, Korean popular culture has become a current vogue, having great influence on Hong Kong students and the general society. Teachers may select some of the materials featuring Popular cultures of Korea for their teaching. Meanwhile, the development of Information Technology has also enabled teachers to use videos as teaching tools. As long as teachers are able to choose the most appropriate and suitable artefacts to supplement their teaching, students can learn and perceive the issues from a more different perspective. For instance, the film Frozen can be adopted as a medium in a talk targeting at teenagers to highlight the importance of true love and sisterhood. However, teachers are reminded to adjust the supplementary materials to students’ language proficiency levels. The authenticity of the resources is another concern that teachers will have to keep an eye on. It is hoped that the materials are to aid teachers to instill positive values to students. Under the trend of globalization, teachers should keep abreast of the latest development so as to guide students to survive in this dynamic 21st century. | 
