Lindsey_CO_#3

On Wednesday I sat in on Angel Rios’ Group 2B speaking class. When Angel started the class he took command by telling the students that it was time to start class and sort of calmed them down, since some of them were sort of loud. They then did three presentations, a continuation of other presentations they had already started. The students obviously had different levels of speaking. Each student presented something that was relevant to his home country. The first student brought a robe from Kuwait and talked about the significance of it, where you could find one, and how much it costs. The second student did something similar with a CD from his country but was more nervous than the first. The third group had three students who each spoke and presented instruments from their country. 

Angel took notes during and after the presentations. He then explained that the rest of the students would present tomorrow. It seems like a good idea to have only some students present each day, otherwise the class might become a little boring with so many presentations. After the presentations Angel explained what the midterm would consist of. He was very clear and thorough with the explanation. He also gave students an idea of what they could do their presentation on and gave them some tips for presenting. For example, he told them to do something they were interested in, that way, their presentation would be more interesting. He also told them to practice their presentation either in front of the mirror or with some friends. 

After explaining the midterm, Angel gave students about twenty minutes to start making at outline for their presentation. He then went around the room and individually spoke with students who needed help. One student was having trouble coming up with something to talk about and I heard him ask her what she was interested in, saying he was sure there was something she could present. Angel seemed very approachable to the students and certainly was concerned with helping everyone. I enjoyed sitting in on his class because he seemed very experienced and confident when teaching.