PROFICIENCY

LEVEL
VERSUS

AGE
HOW TO TEACH USING THEM.

NOVICE. CHILDREN.
Intelectual
development
At this level teachers Grammar is teached
must take into account in a implicit way.
that students are
dependent on them. The rules are teached
Besides, student should by following easy to
work on groups understand patterns.

Students learn by Attention span

repetition so, teachers It's important to capture
should use simple inmediate interests and
vocabulary, simple awakening their
curiosity by mixing
phrases and a slowly variety and a good sense
speech of humor.

Sensory input
TPR can be used.
Teachers must engine a
several of short, simple In order to facilitate the
intenalization of the
and mechanical language project-based
techniques because of learning is effective.

language capacity Sensory aids like smells,

recordings, images and
our nonverbal language
are essential tools

Affective factors
Novice students are Create a funny mood were
invited to talk mistakes are well-accepted
while they learn as a way to
between themselves. fix them.
Teachers are prepared
Have in count their feelings
to correct grammatical and self-steem. be kind!
an phonological
mistakes. Give them the oppotunity to
be better and stand out
 Authentic language
Intermediate Understand the
student's needs and
Students at this level knowledge, don't
are starting to understimate them.
automatize
information, Students Ensure that
also are able to everything you do in
maintain topics and class respond to a
discuss about them. pertinent context.

It is important that
teachers increasse ADULTS.
interaction learning Try not to be too abstract.
and promote their
students to ask It's important to capture
questions, make their interests too
comments, etc..

Because of students Play with their senses because

they are more developped.
interaction, teachers
should not talk too much Make them understand in a
gentle way that they have
and give the opportunity knowledge but there still a
to the class to practice long way to go.
speaking. You can focused on non-
Interlanguage errors are abstract things (but try not to
take long periods of time on it
a good clue for language
learning

Remember that
Teachers speech is adults can be treated
more complex and as adults but show
they create some respect every time,
techniques as: give them
Interviews, Surveys, opportunities to
Role plays, etc... develop their skills in
a positive
environment

Advanced TEENS.
Students are ongoing Make sure your
automatizing and classes are in context,
teachers should focus try to sync with them,
on interaction, their thoughts,
negotiation and worries and
interpretation of objectives when
meaning. learning a second
language

At this point teachers Even knowing in teens the

are independent of attention spans could be
longer than with children,
students and they this could not happen if
must be cleverly into the activities not seem to
class and use authentic be relevant.
language materials.
Students now are Have in count all of
prepared to apply all the senses to make
those materials given everything
in class into real meaningful
contexts.

Teachers use a natural Ensure your classes

speed language. Their aim to create and
techniques are focus environment without
on pragmatics and and mockeries, students
sociolinguistic at this stage are
competences. pretty sensible to
many factors.

Students can argue

their position in Make sure your
complex role plays. activities focus on
activities that help
They are able to break
them inmerse in the
down written works.
real life, we all grow
fast.

MIGUEL ÁNGEL FONSECA SÁNCHEZ.

26171131

GABRIEL ALEJANDRO VILLAMIL CARREÑO.

26171050