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Date Posted: 16:27:22 06/17/03 Tue
Author: Alessandra Rosario
Subject: Task 7

The lesson proposed by Karlys Wells, in my opinion, offers opportunities for practicing communication. I think his lesson is meaningful, practical and fun for the students.
But the text emphasizes a frequent problem, teachers don’t give to the students concrete feedback.
Students often do not receive enough feedback as to how they are doing throughout the course. This results in loss of motivation and interest. Despite what students may say, they prefer and expect to receive some kind of concrete feedback as to how they are progressing in the course. Feedback can be the traditional test or weekly quiz but students can also benefit from "real time" feedback which requires them, for instance, to write their answers on the blackboard or collaborate with a partner. In sum, learners need a constant stream of feedback big or small that can keep them motivated and learning as opposed to a assessing them with a single final semester test. In fact, the lesson is good but the teacher don’t clarify the goals.
In conclusion, by being consistent, explicit and offering immediate feedback, there are fewer opportunities for learners to consistently misinterpret the goals of a course curriculum. While a communicative methodology is an excellent tool for increasing fluency, used exclusively, it also creates recurring problems that need to be addressed and counterbalanced with different methodology. Overcoming these common recurring problems that plague our courses can free the instructor to become more creative while allowing learners to become more competent in the target language.

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