CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN TEACHING MULTILEVEL STUDENTS
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Purpose. The author of this article discusses the challenges teachers face with while teaching multilevel students and suggests solutions to increase efficiency of educational process and improve students’ language skills. Methods. In this article we used online data which includes academic articles written by the scholars or practitioners in the field along with data from the institutions. Data collection methods applied are qualitative and they comprise classroom observation,interviews, reflective papers and analysis of classroom extracts. Results. Teaching in multilevel classes is a difficult process which definitely needs a great deal of commitment on the part of teachers and it can be productive if teachers create appropriate learning atmosphere including pair and group activities, project work, giving positive feedback also taking into account various learning styles. Conclusion. Using various approaches, techniques and learning strategies along with differentiated instruction and levelled tasks serve as efficient ways to achieve success with mixed ability classes.
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