I found it interesting that it isn't easier as a child to learn a language than an adult. I had always believed it to be the other way around. It was very valuable to read about attention spans and to keep variety in my lessons and activities to avoid boredom. The different levels of intellectual capacity, attention span and identity are three things I'll be keeping in mind when it comes to my teaching.
In teaching across proficiency levels I found the multitude of definitions dizzying. all the different scales and guidelines were too numerous. I felt overwhelmed and would need to research what level I'm teaching at in the future. I enjoyed learning the different challenges for teaching at each level. It led me to a better understanding of what level I would like to teach at.
reference:
Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language
pedagogy. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.(Brown, D. & Lee, H. (2015)
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