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Which language do you mostly use in your English classes?der 10–20–30–40–5039.8% Mostly English8.8% Mostly thestudents’first language51.4% A mix ofthe two+Figure 13: Language used in classachers allts, includinghIn your classes, which of the following do you think are most important for children in yourclass to learn?Please put them in order of importance for you from 1 to 7.(1 = most important and 7 = least important)achers allts excepthWritingPronunciation4.05.2rent teachers eacht/groupjectReadingGrammar4.15.2Speaking2.4Vocabulary3.6Listening3.10 1 2 3 4 5 6Average ratingHere are some activities that are used in primary schools.How often do you use these activities in the class you teach most often?Figure 14: Importance of different skills4,0003,5003,0002,5002,000Every lessonOftenSometimesRarelyNever1,5001,0005000Children copying fromthe book/boardeacher reading storiesren memorising wordsphrases (rote learning)Songshildren repeating afterthe teacherRole-playReading silentlyListening to taperecorder/CDChildren telling storiesPlaying gamesMaking thingsTranslation exercisesGlobal Practices Young Learners | 65