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http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.pl?read=3218

This short post"Quick Tips to Teach Social Skills to Shy Students" introduces one of very important skills for teachers to lead a successful classroom.

Working as an English teacher, one of the most challenging moment was facing very shy students in class. As a teacher of language, I had to arouse and encourage student’s interaction and participation to develop their better language skills. But, when facing students who were struggling with shyness and reluctant to say out loud, I couldn't successfully encourage them to join the class activley and give proper feedback for better participation. The author stresses the importance of eye contact and teaching shy students the skills to assert themselves. And also, he emphasizes teachers keep it in mind that shy students mostly like being called by their name. Lastly, he introduces class activity( role play) which let students know and undersand each other better. And also,through this activity, students can know how to greet and compliment someone, start conversations and continue conversations.