Ning Wang

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 464.

'At first I was very surprised that the teacher told us we should call him by his first name, Alan. Also, we didn't sit in rows, but in a half circle. I was not happy because we didn't use the book.

very much, and we didn't study many grammar rules. Alan made u work in groups, but I didn't enjoy this because I was makings mistakes and no one corrected them. Alan explained that it was

important to speak and not to worry about making mistakes. But I do worry. I need to get a good mark in the exam.'

Lucia: 'I like my evening class because it is not as big as the class at school, and it's more fun. Sometimes we play games and listen to songs. At school we do mainly grammar exercises, and

there's no chance to speak. In the evening class we have discussions in groups, or we write a story together. Another difference is that the teacher speaks to us only in English, but at school the teacher often explains things in Italian. The only bad thing in the class is that some of the boys misbehave and the teacher doesn't know how to control them:'

[S. Thornbury and P. Watkins. The CELTA Course. Cambridge University Press in collaboration with Cambridge ESOL, 2007]

1 What expectations did Ning Wang have?

2 Where did his expectations originate?

3 How realistic were his expectations?

4 Why is Lucia happier than Ning Wang with an informal, group-centered approach?

5 How appropriate are the teaching methods in each case?