Teaching English in the Priy Classroom | Page 96

Strongly agree Agree Uncertai n Disagree Strongly disagree 51 The role of texts in coursebooks should be to present new structures or vocabulary items 52 The optimal classroom is the one which replicates as much as possible real-life situations 53 Knowing a grammatical rule does not mean that the person can apply it when using the language for communication 54 Teachers should be specially trained in order to teach young learners 55 Teachers should modify their language when talking to young children so that it is more comprehensible 56 The errors learners make are due to first language interference 57 Errors should not be always seen as something negative as they are often due to the student’s attempt to restructure his/her mental grammar in the light of newly acquired knowledge 96