Looking closely today at the outcomes of today's mock exams has really made me think. Our kids can write and they can speak - we do give them the tools to build structures and write as freely as titles allow. Our focus on pronunciation has been great and they certainly 'don't mind' putting in the effort.
However, with our curriculum model, I have clearly been doing them a disservice by trying to inject some passion for the country and for the language itself because on four hours a week for a year (from scratch!) I need clearly not to be using inspirational sources for our listening, but I am going to have to go 'back to the book' a little more regularly (don't think I could do it all the time!) for listening-based resources, because while some can get full marks on the reading and writing, and almost full marks on the speaking elements, some of them are not even grading in the listening exam. I am going to have to rethink the strategy here. I've just always strived for motivation over 'exam, exam, exam' - I think in this instance maybe that isn't working :(
Next stop then ... How to turn exam questions and text book listening activities into inspirational and engaging activities ...
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