Mentoring as a way to solve problems together There are a few well-developed and quite simple provisions for all teachers in my country.

In the move away from teachers following one specific methodology,

In the language classroom we often ask students to talk about or refer to their personal situation and experiences. This is seemingly good practice.

All classes are the mixed ability to one extent or another. Extreme cases, when you have near-native level speakers with beginners, can be very challenging for the teacher.

Checking to understand generally follows the isolation of new language which has been presented in context, analysed and fully explained. It is this analysis and explanation stage which is the focus here.