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Binh Tran Thu Hoang


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Dr. Ping Yang : Michelle Cavalerie

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

What a mixed-ability class is; Its benefits and challenges; Strategies in teaching Questions and Answers

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

It is a class with clearly different level students. They may have different starting levels of English.or they may learn at very different speeds. They also vary in
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Background Interests Ages Gender

Personality Motivation Cognitive ability Learning styles (Ur, 1991)


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Material Maintaining motivation Pitch Pace Managing dominant student Differentiated instruction Differentiated feedback
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Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

Different teaching styles are opened up, moving away from didactic methods. Teachers develop new teaching skills. Competition is replaced by co-operation. Students self-esteem and motivation are promoted.

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Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

Needs analysis; 2. Work groupings; 3. Range of tasks; 4. Extra work / homework; 5. Student nomination; 6. Suporting the weaker students; and 7. Error correction. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles /teaching-mixed-ability-classes-1
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Needs analysis; Work groupings; Range of tasks; Extra work / homework; Student nomination; Suporting the weaker students; and Error correction.

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

Analysing the classroom situation which can accomodate everybodys learning needs. This can be done through: conducting a need analysis

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

conducting a need analysis

Examples of need analysis questions:

What kinds of class activities do you enjoy? Which language skill do you most wish do develop? Do you prefer working individually or with a partner?

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

conducting a need analysis

A need analysis facilitates a teacher to know what the students need; as well as, it facilitates the students to reflect upon their own learning style.

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Kinds of work grouping: a. pair work, b. group work, and c. whole class / mingles.

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

a. Pair work
Varieties of possible pair work: strong strong weak weak strong weak

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

b. Group work
Working in a small group, the weaker students will feel more able to contribute. These groups could be of mixed or similar ones.

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

c. Whole class / mingle activity


This gives a balanced opportunity to all of the students; namely: supports the weaker ones to practice English, and provides opportunities for the stronger ones to improve their skill.

Teaching Mixed-Ability Classes

Open- ended tasks: allow each student to perform at his/ her own level Personalised task: all students can participate voluntarily Extension tasks: for students who finish early.
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The strategies for teaching mixed level classes are to develop a positive and collaborative working atmosphere and provide a variety of work suitable for different levels. It doesn't work to stick your head in the sand or pretend the whole class to be one homogenous level, a situation which doesn't exist anywhere

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