Rolf Ejerskov Review of Speakeasy BCN
I started in the school never having spoken or stu...
I started in the school never having spoken or studied Spanish.
The school faces a major problem, because a beginner class such as mine is made up by people who have had Spanish for 0-8 years in school. The effect is the following:
1. The teacher speaks to the class as if everyone has a high level of Spanish, trying to satisfy the needs of the best students in the class which are not beginners.
2. You are interupted by several fellow students, who are eager to give their correct answer, leaving you unable to hear what the teacher is saying.
3. When you try to slowly formulate a sentence, the experienced students start talking, taking the teachers attention.
Things done well:
1. All communication is in Spanish.
Teacher quality:
From really good to very poor.
I have following suggestions for improval:
1. Only put beginner students in beginner class
2. As a teacher tell everyone that they must be quiet when other students give answers.
3. Apply changes according to the verbal and written feedback given to you by your students at your school. The excuse I was given earlier, that "our model has seemed to work for the past 12 years, so why change it", is not the way to go in 2012.
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