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Cecília Lemos Harmer

Cecília Lemos Harmer

English Language Teaching specialist and Insight Application manager at Cambridge University Press & Assessment; teacher trainer, writer, and guest on Grow: A podcast from Cambridge.

Sep 24, 2026

3:27
So those are some tips for you to work with students in mixed ability classes.
3:32
What are your thoughts, Cecilia? I think when we talk about large classes and mixed ability, one thing that I always like to reflect on is that classes have always been mixed ability because students have mixed abilities.
3:48
And teaching and learning shouldn't be about trying to get everyone to the same point at the same time.
3:54
People learn at different speeds and it depends on the topic sometimes or it depends on the time.
4:01
But people will have different speeds of learning.
4:05
And it's not about getting all of them to the same point at the same time, but rather making sure that everybody is moving away from the point they started at a constant pace.

12 MINS LATER

16:17
yeah and we want that involvement from we want them to engage and to be agents in yeah in the class not just passively receiving as you said
16:26
yeah i think there are Two tips that I think are crucial.

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