Student Levels Flashcards
When classifying students into levels, most schools use the CEF. Pls define the term.
Common European Framework
Also sometimes called CEFR
The basic correlation of student levels is broken down to three sections. A / B and C
Please name each of these sections:
A. Basic users of English
B. Independent user of English
C. Proficient user of English
A1 - refers to which student level
Beginner
B1 - refers to which student level
Pre-intermediate / intermediate
C1 - refers to which student level
Advanced
A2 - refers to which student level
Elementary / pre-intermediate
B2 - refers to which student level
Upper intermediate
C2 - refers to which student level
Mastery
Beginner. Listening speaking
A Focus on phonics is essential. Students need to hear the basic sounds of English and be able to mimic them. Simple songs / chants are very effective for raising students aural awareness.
Beginner: reading writing
The alphabet is the obvious place to start when practicing writing skills at a beginner level. Gave students write there names and work within the context of phonics to help students learn new vocabulary.
Elementary: listening speaking
Very short exchanges of dialogue should be practiced and created. Expect many errors in grammar and pronunciation. Students will be happy to be able to express themselves.
Elementary: reading writing
Writing lessons at this level take a form of expanded grammar lessons. Students at this level need a lot of guidance and monitoring.
Pre-intermediate: listening speaking
Students should now be beginning to communicate effectively, although with some obvious errors. You should now start to break a students bad habits.
Pre-intermediate: reading writing
Students should now be able to identify genre of a text and engage with larger pieces of written material. Students should be able to complete simple reading and writing tasks with less monitoring.
Intermediate: listening speaking:
Students should have no problem with communication and being understood by their classmates in speaking and listening. There is now a greater need for error correction. Students can now start to learn “exceptions of the rules”
Intermediate: writing reading:
Students should now have a good understanding of genres and context for writing. They should continue to develop their critical awareness skills, however should not rush through what seems to be a simple task,
Upper intermediate: listening speaking:
Student should be well equipped to talk with their teacher naturally. There will still be error of pronunciation and some lingering L1 structures. Students should be able to give presentations, listen and formulate questions, even debate. Grammar practice will focus on much more complex grammar structures.
Upper intermediate: listening speaking:
Longer and longer texts can now be analyzed and students will most likely start exploring the use of colloquial language within their writing. The students reading and writing sub-skills should be at a high enough level that they can perform most tasks with very little teacher supervision
Advanced: listening speaking:
By this stage students are being held to the same level / standards of native speakers. They should be able to study within universities of English speaking countries by the time they reach upper-intermediate. Advance is more dedicated student wanting to use English within employment.
Advanced: reading writing:
Advanced writing is considered in the same way as native English writing. Students should be more than aware of any grammatical errors once pointed out.
Advanced students are largely independent by the advanced level.
When preparing your lessons it is important to take into account (?) (?)
Student Levels
