Essential question

Essential question

Zhanar Kabulova and Nargiz Rabatova 34 ER

Will classic English poems improve English?

Is it provocative?Yes, it is. This question is provocative as not all the teachers use poems in English classes.

Is it open-ended?Yes, it is. This question is open-ended, it will not have a single or easy answer.

Is it challenging?Yes, it is. This question is challenging. Students can not answer to this question immediately

Does it go to the heart of a discipline or topic?Yes, it does. The question deals with the processes of learning and teaching foreign languages, probable methods and approaches, age peculiarities of the pupils.

Does it arise from real world dilemmas that students find interesting?Yes, it does. Nowadays poetry is becoming more and more popular among new generation.

Level of complexity.The question is hard in some sence. This includes all technical, business and organisational aspects, using different types of information and multiple activities.

Level of coherence The question focuses on contributing towards agreed, clearly defined goals and objectives. It helps to be in harmony with the resources of individual participants and the sending institutions.

Level of authenticity The question provides authenticity in some ways:The question meets a real need in the world beyond the classroom.The question focuses on a problem, issue or topic that is relevant to our livesThe question involves tools, tasks or processes used by people in real world and workplace.