There are a lot of points that cought my attention, but I would just point out some. First, I liked the introduction of MCM where he mentions most of the difficulties EFL / ESL learners face when they come to an English speaking society. The points were as the reduced forms of speech, contractions, slungs, intonation, and the intensity of interaction with another person while lacking an authentic linguistic, and cultural knowledge about the target community.
In addition, I would like to point out an interesting detail that was mentioned in the P & B book p. 125. it says "However, please keep in mind that no activity should be withheld from any particular student solely on the basis of perceived English language proficiency. It is too easy to misjudge a child's language competence because language performance varies across situations and from week to week as a result of the dynamic and context-specific nature of language proficiency . Moreover, motivation tends to stretch children's performance. Therefore, we recommend that you allow students the choice to take part in more difficult activities according to their interests and desires. " So, the first important point is that the language competency of a learner can be easily misjudged because of the language's dynamic and context-dependant nature. Also, the importance of giving a chance and option to student to participate in the activities of their interests. Otherwise, oral language may not be improved.
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I think, at my first stage of English learning, the most difficult thing I had was with the reduced form of speech. The content was sometimes just so easy to understand, but with the reduced form I just couldn’t. But the difficulties I have now is with the slang and the cultural knowledge. I feel different stages have faced to different difficulties and it vaires from person to person. But this is just my personal opinion.
These difficulties, I think, are some things to consider for the class warm ups and fillers at the end if there are a few spare minutes.
There are so........ many things to consider. So much to share...
It is important to make all class time useful to the students.
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