I mean, did they use to speak English and then stopped for some reason, (because that �s what i �ve unsderstood from what you �ve written) and if so what made them stop in your opinion?

if you find the root of the problem it may be easier to find a way out of it!

I so totally know how you feel. I am going through the same thing, too. In my case, my students are not at the level they are suppose to be in and i had no idea how they passed the previous courses. I am stressed out as it is and on top of that they are using just too much Spanish and delebrately disrespect my class many times. I really love my studetns each one them. This is what I am going to try to do with them and it �s just an idea to share with you. I am going to start a star collection kind of thing. I will give them a little chart to put their stars. Whenever they do their hw and study, they will get one. If they behave in class they will get one. When they finish one chart, they will get a bag of sweets. I think it will help a little.

I also set up a lot of role play activity with them in which they would have to speak English. I will try to find the worksheets I use for those. I am still a new member here, so I will go through my files in my computer and share them with you ok?

Let me know if those ideas help you.

 

with love and respect. :))