Language Testing in Focus: An International Journal

The way the teacher manages and controls the classroom plays an important role in enhancing students’ learning abilities. Teachers apply different styles of classroom management based on their attitude to student development and learning, each of which can have different effects on students. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of classroom management on students’ communication skills in English language teaching. Interventionist style, Interactive style and Non-Interventionist style are considered based on Wolfgang and Gleickman theory as three types of classroom management styles. The study population was all female secondary high school students in Iran, Bojnourd city in the academic year 2019-2020. The classroom management style of English language teachers was measured by using the Wolfgang and Gleikman Classroom Management Questionnaire in a sample of 20 teachers. Based on the results of the data analysis, the students of the interaction oriented teachers have higher and stronger communication skills compared to the students of the interventionist teachers.