How To Deal With A Mixed Ability Class PDF
How To Deal With A Mixed Ability Class PDF
How To Deal With A Mixed Ability Class PDF
Adapted from: Rose (1997), Millrood (2002), Smith and Sutherland (2003), Salli-Copur
(2005), Bremner (2008), Harakchiyska (2008), British Council (2011)
Our
case:
Implementation
of
the
theory
and
examples
ü Students as individuals in a group
ü Flexible planning
ü Adaptation of materials
ü Encourage but control participation
ü Set expectations according to students
abilities
Students
as
individuals
in
a
group
O Getting-to-know-you activities
O Open-ended tasks
O X-Stream
Encourage
but
control
participation
O Giving clear and precise instructions
O Grouping: S – W / S – S / W – W : depending
on the type of activity and the goal
O Assessment
O Setting appropriate goals
O Continuous and recorded assessment to stress students’
progress
Example
of
adapted
task
B1-‐
GROUP
TASK
Thank you
And
remember
that
“every
language
class
is
a
mixed
ability
class”
age educational level
personality mother tongue
Demographic
and cultural gender world knowledge
intelligence confidence
Student motivation learning style
language learning ability
Cognitive and language knowledge
metacognitive
knowledge of other languages
attitude towards language