ABILITY GROUPING IN KAZAKHSTANI EFL SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSES

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dc.contributor.authorUssenova, Ayim
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-28T08:20:04Z
dc.date.available2024-02-28T08:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe ability grouping in Kazakhstani English as a Foreign Language (EFL) class is a process where a class is divided in two subgroups if class capacity is twenty-four or more students in both rural and urban schools. However, clear instructions of how to produce such divisions are not described and teachers are left to choose for themselves. This study's primary purpose is to study the teachers’ experiences of grouping students in Eng-lish classrooms and it provides a qualitative interview-based research approach, where a teacher from one sec-ondary school in Astana was selected through a purposeful maximal variation sampling strategy. The findings revealed practices of structuring English language programs in Kazakhstan. The use of mixed-ability groups is a key aspect, driven by the need to balance students' academic performance levels. Challenges arise when stu-dents with diverse learning experiences join a single class, emphasizing the teacher's role in navigating these differences. The study suggests that while mixed-ability groups have advantages, concerns about evaluating oral competency and potential conflicts among teachers underscore the complexity of class organization in Kazakh-stani EFL instruction.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUssenova, A. (2023). Ability Grouping In Kazakhstani EFL Secondary School Classes. NUGSE Research in Education, 6(2), Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/7600
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNUGSE Research in Education, 6(2)en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectType of access: Open Accessen_US
dc.subjectability groupingen_US
dc.subjectclass organizationen_US
dc.titleABILITY GROUPING IN KAZAKHSTANI EFL SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSESen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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