Today all we hear is about pair work or group work,student involvement in the learning process.So,why reduce teacher talking time(TTT)? First,if students are left out of involvement, they will definitely lose interest,become bored etc.Just think about those times when your teacher talked all the time and didn't allow you to speak at all.I personally remember my High school Literature teacher who used to speak 100% of the time.There was no time for us to speak.Even when she asked us about something,the answer was again provided by her.We not only got bored during literature classes,but even hated literature because we thought that it was extremely difficult.Of course,if you don't talk,exchange ideas with your peers or with the teacher,how can you expect yourself to learn? Now, just imagine yourself teaching some grammar rules.If you talk all the time,I am sure that however excellent your explanation may be,you're on the verge of losing students' interest and make the ...
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