The overview

There are 10 -13 students in the group, several joining in some time after the course
has started. The course is 2 weeks (at least with these teachers) but certainly some
of the students will continue taking classes. They believe that learning with a
teacher is very valuable and they seem to appreciate the fact that they can learn
collaboratively and help each other.
They are learning English for different purposes (some are looking at opportunities
at studying here), which requires them to take an exam, some only want to be able
to understand and use the language in their workplace. However, all the students
need to work on their accuracy and fluency.
They are a group of mixed abilities, learning styles and backgrounds. Some want to
write down everything and expect to be given explicit information, some hardly ever
take notes, some are visual some auditory learners. They are very open towards
new learning experiences and responding positively to the variety of activities
offered in class.
Maria Spain lerning for ????
She notices and recognizes past tenses when
used/ She knows most of the verbs---- May not be able to realize the that there are
difference in meaning which depend on the verb choice
Maria Mexico
Learning to be better able to communicate because she lives here
She knows a lot of tenses and verb forms / Might be challenging to establish the
form-function relationship
Catalina, wants to study/ A bit slower when it comes to discovery tasks and less
confident
Alesia- very anayical, pedantic wants to understand how language works. Might ask
for more detailed explanation
Teresa wants to learn for communication; She does well in controlled practices but it
may take her more time for the open tasks
Tomoko capable a bit shy, may struggle with the free practice task

Pauline