On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 9:36 AM, tali rebibo <talirebibo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > I am currently a student studying to be an English teacher and as part of > my "student teaching" have been observing a number of English classes > taught in different grades and on different levels. The native speaking > classes that I have observed on the high school level have all seemed to > be exercises in passing the time. The classes seem to focus almost > exclusively on the matriculation exams the level of which seems beneath the > students (again I am speaking of multiple classrooms and not one particular > example). Can anyone enlighten me as to what the curriculum is for these > classes (grades 10,11, and 12)? Is there no way to teach literature? > Tali >