The emergence of new technologies, the acceleration in the production of knowledge and, globalization have required a new role of the teacher. The ...

The emergence of new technologies, the acceleration in the production of knowledge and, globalization have required a new role of the teacher. The teacher as the possessor or transferor of information is changing to the mediator, facilitator of knowledge. According to Hamamorad (2016, p.69) “The teacher can mediate learning in the classroom and help students learn better by interacting with them. He/she can facilitate interactions between students by producing interactive tasks and activities and encouraging students to engage in group and pair work. Additionally, she/he can create an interactive, stress-free environment that motivates learning and promotes participation. ” Analyze the following statements and write T for true statements and F for false:

( ) Teachers as mediators guide students to the development of autonomy. Teachers are no longer a transferor of knowledge and students their receivers.
( ) Teachers as mediators encourage students to research and discover. Students are the only ones responsible for their learning process.
( ) Teachers as mediators encourage students to think, inquire and seek information, not wait for teachers' answers.
( ) Teachers as mediators, in the dialogical relation of teaching and learning, also learn.
A) T - T - T - F.
B) F - F - T - T.
C) T - F - T - T.
D) F - T - F - T.