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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2022.12.03.193

What Happens When We Get Rid of Levels? Instructors' Perceptions of Mixed-Ability EFL Courses  

Chung, Sun Joo (Department of English Language and Literature, Gachon University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.12, no.3, 2022 , pp. 193-203 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study aims to investigate how general education EFL instructors who teach in a higher education institution in Korea perceive mixed-ability classes and the teaching strategies that they utilized to teach learners who have varying English proficiency levels and may have different instructional needs. Twenty instructors at a higher education institution in Korea who teach general education EFL courses participated in a questionnaire and three of the twenty instructors participated in follow-up interviews. The findings from the questionnaire and interviews showed that instructors' experiences teaching mixed-ability classes were positive. They offered clear guidelines for participation to help motivate learners and found that higher level students helped lower level students through group work. The instructors also felt that ESP could be a possibility in mixed-ability classes to meet the learners educational needs.
Keywords
EFL teaching; College education; Teaching strategies; Mixed-ability classes; General Education;
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