Teaching English Radio

Hello welcome to this month's Teaching English Radio programme!

This month's topic is ‘Managing Different Levels ’.

Teachers agree that multi-level classes can present a real challenge. Some students learn English in other places and so are far more proficient than some of the others. Many teachers use this to their advantage and pair stronger students with weaker ones.This can increase the confidence of the stronger ones, who have a sense of responsibility, and help ‘pull the weaker ones up’.Teachers helping each other and pooling resources can provide creative solutions to challenges in multi-level classes.
Today's guests in the studio were:Mrs Raoudha Belhaj Primary Teacher Trainer,Tunis, Mrs Sabiha Inoubli, Inspector, Bizerte, 
Mrs Melek Jlejla,Secondary school teacher
and Jean Wilson,Vocational Training specialist.

In addition there were teachers and Teacher Inspectors in the 'Teaching English Radio Live Workshop '
at British Council Tunis :Toumi ,Dalel,Haifa and Raja.

 

In the post programme discussion Dalel mentioned that she had set up a Facebook page for her learners to make sure they could keep up with anything they missed in  class.

Jean Wilson,the Vocational Specialist: 'No longer the sage on the stage but the guide on the side'.

So be creative and adaptable with the fast finishers,extend the activity they are doing; in a discussion activity get the them to ask each other extra questions or use the students as a resource in being a 'mentor' with the weaker students and give them a sense of responsibility with helping you to help the other students.
Facilitate and monitor your students' learning. Good luck!

Click http://www.radiotunisienne.tn/rtci/sounds/anglais/anglais06122013.mp3
to listen to the programme.

We'll be having a break in January so the next programme of series 3 will be  in February 2014!