Dear friends,
I�m so sad / dissapointed!! :(
In one of my classes this week I had a group with a student who has been studying English for 3 years with me and 3 years with more with another teacher. The thing is he keeps feeling she is making little/ no progress.
Even though he is supposed to be lower intermediate her listening comprehension is compleeeeeeeeeetely basic! :( and the truth is his grammar is sort of " up and down" depending on the day. Sometimes he is very accurate and sometimes he makes basic mistakes (eg: he go, did they be, etc) or forgets simple words!!!
All my other adult students have improved their listening skills and language throughout the training but he seems to be "stuck" in a basic -elementary level and that�s it! He is getting frustrated and I don�t know how to help him . His classmates are improving a lot and even though he has an individual class as well she doesn�t seem to internalize anything!!!
I�ve told him over and over again not to pay attention to details/ exceptions and focus on the global picture. However, he keeps doing the same thing and it�s driving me mad!!! He wants me to correct him all the time and I don�t agree since he makes a lot of mistakes and in this way his fluency would never improve, would it?
I don�t know what to do. How could I deal with these situations? I�ve tried to explain not all of us learn in the same way, etc but it hasn�t worked....
Thanks in advance for your suggestions- ideas!
:)
