Back to the basics: Making time to review
Because my beginner student and I cannot meet as regularly as we’d like, and because of the fact that we want to cover a lot when we do meet, I need to remember that review is always a necessary component of her studies. Before moving on to new topics, I need to be sure I’m giving her the opportunity to reinforce her current knowledge. I also know that my corrections are not enough. She needs to learn how to self-correct.
One way I can help Natasha become better at monitoring her own speech is to design exercises that target her common mistakes. It’s my belief that many students at this basic level share the same difficulties with verb forms, pronouns, subject-verb agreement, and the like. I hope that my Back to the basics_handout will prove to be useful in your lessons as well.
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November 9, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Hello Jennifer!
I’m María Jesús. I live in Spain, Sevilla. Thanks for teaching me English on Youtube. I just discovered your videos. Learn English is my pending subject. Nowadays I think that It´s necessary for any business. My job is about Internet, Social Media,…
Congratulations and thanks again.
November 14, 2012 at 9:28 am
Hello María Jesús! Thank you for posting your comment. I wish you luck in all that you do.
Warm regards,
Jennifer