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Two different levels in English Tue Nov 27, 2007 21:38 pm  Two different levels in English
 

Hey everyone!

I need any help you can give in this circunstamce. I just need some suggestions to have an English class with two students who have completely different levels. One of them has a very basic level and the other does not reach the intermediate one but is close...So, here is the thing, How could I make this class taking into count the levels? What would you do? Needless to mention that it has to be simultaneously. Well then if you have any tip or advice just post it, please...

Thanks in advance!
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two different levels...in english Tue Nov 27, 2007 22:04 pm  two different levels...in english
 

Serzige wrote:
Hey everyone!
I need any help you can give in this circunstamce. I just need some suggestions to have an English class with two students who have completely different levels. One of them has a very basic level and the other does not reach the intermediate one but is close...So, here is the thing, How could I make this class taking into count the levels? What would you do? Needless to mention that it has to be simultaneously. Well then if you have any tip or advice just post it, please...

Thanks in advance!

Hi Serzige,

What kind of class will you be teaching? Is it a regular language course or will you need to teach skills (i.e. Business English) as well?

Some people like the idea of mini teachers. That means that you "utilise" the more advanced student to explain things to the less advanced student. It's a win-win situation for everybody. The weaker student will probably understand the slightly more advanced student's explanations, and the advanced student will get the chance to practice his English by expressing himself. You should try and adapt your language level to the weaker student, though.
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Two different levels in English Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:19 am  Two different levels in English
 

Ralf took the words right out of my mouth. That's exactly what I would have recommended.
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Two different levels in English Wed Nov 28, 2007 21:12 pm  Two different levels in English
 

Yes Ralf the class is a regular one...Thanks for the advice. However, I would like to know how you would carry out the class. I just want some ideas, and Ralf just gave me "the win-win" idea which is so great!

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Two different levels in English Thu Nov 29, 2007 0:44 am  Two different levels in English
 

hi

As Ralf mentioned "mini-teaching" would be good, but maybe needs elaboration.

Nicely coined phrase Ralf, wonder were ya got it from?

Anyway, say you take a challenging listening exercise, aimed at the higher level student pre-teaching vocabulary to the lower level one. And gap fills that are more difficult for the higher level student.

Resources found at www.breakingenglishnews.com are adaptable to this approach.

You could, lets say, ask the lower level student to perform a explanatory task such as a cyclic or network diagram (i.e. your daily/weekly tasks). The higher level student has to come up with questions to ask the lower level student.

The higher level student is always used to draw out information from the lower level one. Or to clarify vague areas of language.

I hope this helps.

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