So in previous semesters we would meet three hours (1 hour = 50 minutes) a week and go through New Interchange 1-8 one semester and then 9-16 in the next semester. Well the New Interchange part is staying the same, but we now have two hours a week to do it. A semester is 32 hours of class time. Subtract midterm and finals week and you get 28 hours. Then there will be a day or two at the beginning of each semester doing "getting to know you" activities. Then there's vacation days (only one this semester, but there are usually more). Anyway, this semester I figure I have about 25 hours to cover 8 chapters in the book. Since there's no indication that language learning can be rushed, I wonder just how much my students will benefit from my class and how I can optimize so few hours so much coursebook for the best learning.
Posted by James Trotta at August 29, 2004 9:46 AMESL blog is one of many Blogs for learning English & teaching English. Translation services information.