[etni] Fw: re: levels

----- Original Message ----- From: byk - byk@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: re:levels

Dear List,

Me again!

Several teachers have responded to my posting about levels, usually telling me/the list how they deal with the problems I mentioned. As I think I said in my posting, and if not I will say it now, most of the people on this list are much more aware of the requirements of teaching English than are many others out there in the field. It is these teachers who are in desparate need of guidance. So many approach me asking what material is appropriate for such and such a grade. They are confused by the new curriculum, and need concrete guidlines as to what tests for each grade should look like. I know that this is made more complicated by the 'wizz kids' - those who seem to have sucked in English with their mother's milk.

As to grammar, students arrive saying that the test includes, say, present simple/ present progressive. I immediately ask for how many points. Many students are not told. If it is 10 points, I will devote a short time to it, and tell them to rather lose the 10 points than spend 2 lessons going over it!!. But often it is as much as 40 points, or the students don't know how many points have been alloted. I hate having to do this kind of work with them.

Let me reiterate that I do think that grammar is important, but that it shuold be approached with the utmost caution. Someone who creates marvelous and meaningful excercises is Ronald Green. And I always check to see if they know the vocabulary of an excercise, too.

Jennifer

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