Teaching in Mixed-Ability Classrooms - Kate Derkach | ELTOC Chapter 5 2023
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Mixed-ability classrooms are a familiar challenge, complicating classroom management and resulting in additional preparation time. How can we recognize and accommodate varied ability levels in language and development? Together we’ll discuss:
• Key challenges including discipline, personality clashes, and workload.
• Practical ideas for dealing with a lack of motivation and unwillingness to cooperate.
• Tips for tailoring your teaching materials.
Let's shift classroom culture towards recognizing and encouraging mixed ability, cooperation, and peer learning!
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Kate Derkach is a Pedagogy Research Manager in the ELT Division at OUP. She has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge and a MSc in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from the University of Oxford. Her interest in academic research originates in her English language teaching experience in the UK, in Belgium, and in Ukraine, where she worked with various students, from children to international language students, to business executives, and also academics.
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