by wrj7usvt » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:09 pm
Re: Question 4- I definitely believe there can be advantages to having students of mixed abilities in the same class and I agree with what you've said about how students who are better orally can help those who aren't and I also think that the students can help each other in class, for example in checking answers before class feedback. Also, regarding the fact that learning ability can come from students' motivation for learning English, that's something we can't change, but what we can change or cater for is the student's attitude towards leaning English. We can try to make classes enjoyable and make sure students feel they are achieving something, so they actually want to come to class, even though they may not be the quickest learner in the class. We can try different types of activities and see which ones are most successful in class. I'd say this is an advantage because then we are giving the students the oportunity to practice English in a variety of different ways.
I was also thinking that if the students are mixed ability because of their previous exposure to the language I'd always try to mix up the students and pair up a' weaker' student with a 'stronger' student to do exercises.
Re: Question 4- I definitely believe there can be advantages to having students of mixed abilities in the same class and I agree with what you've said about how students who are better orally can help those who aren't and I also think that the students can help each other in class, for example in checking answers before class feedback. Also, regarding the fact that learning ability can come from students' motivation for learning English, that's something we can't change, but what we can change or cater for is the student's attitude towards leaning English. We can try to make classes enjoyable and make sure students feel they are achieving something, so they actually want to come to class, even though they may not be the quickest learner in the class. We can try different types of activities and see which ones are most successful in class. I'd say this is an advantage because then we are giving the students the oportunity to practice English in a variety of different ways.
I was also thinking that if the students are mixed ability because of their previous exposure to the language I'd always try to mix up the students and pair up a' weaker' student with a 'stronger' student to do exercises.
