Usage of warmers, time fillers, and coolers in english for specific purposes classes

Abstract

Knowledge, creativity, assessment, learner agency and time management are the key aspects of every ESP ('English for specific purposes' here and after) class because they help students be active participants in the learning process, evaluate their knowledge on the given topic or their progress in mastering a language. Effective classroom management and discipline are the paramount factors for successful student outcomes. When classes end significantly earlier than is planned, instructors may be exposed to the danger of living a spare time when students can misbehave or be bored. Thus, it is advisable to be preplanned for such instances, which can pop out at one point or another. When they occur, an instructor doesn’t have to panic but be equipped with activities (like starters, fillers and coolers) that can absorb extra time without stopping the learning process and engage the attention of students on the lesson. In this article, we highlight the importance, types, ways and precautions of usage warmers, time-fillers and coolers for the conduction of a successful English class, which are the handful tools for establishing vivid and knowledgeable atmosphere in the classroom and can be beneficial for both sides of the educational process. Moreover, we base our study on ESP classes where we must pay attention not only to basic phonetics, lexis, grammar and business English but also to special vocabulary, grammatical constructions suitable for a particular speciality of a taught group. The article also focuses on introducing warmer, time filler and cooler activities from a theoretical point of view, highlights the benefits of usage of these types of activities in the classroom, outlines the features and methods of their use and provides examples of implementation of these exercises during ESP classes.