[LeenaBuenosAires]

Hello all,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses. To answer your questions:

These students are actually private students, so the problem of them missing parts of class doesn't apply. However, they do tend to be flaky about class and don't always do their homework - so that is definitely an indication of their motivation. I have tried different types of teaching to see whether they are visual/auditory/hands-on learners but not to great lengths so I will definitely try to incorporate that more.

And yes, I know for a fact that both of these students that I'm having difficulties with are not strong in their native language. They don't understand Spanish grammar so obviously English grammar is difficult for them. I also have tried using L1 thinking that it would help and in some instances it has.

I'm learning to not take it entirely personally, though, knowing that they just might have a hard time learning a foreign language. Thank you for all of your input, I really do appreciate it!