Milton_CO_#1

Milton_CO_#1

Class Observation

January 15, 2015

Topic/skill: Speaking

Teacher: Angel Rios

Classroom Management: The professor made a series of interview questions to the class in order to engage them into conversation.

Example questions included:      Do you have weekend plans? – Due to the long weekend of Martin Luther King.

He asked the names of the countries represented in class – of the 25 students present 6 different countries were represented.

The professor asked the class about the teaching process in their respective countries:

·         He used a Graphic organizer to summarize the answers in the board.

·         Can you move your desks? Who talks more, the teacher or the students? 100% Teacher.

·         What is the proper time to ask questions to the teacher? At the end of the lecture.

·         Do they give you a lot of homework? Yes, in the majority of the countries.

·         What about the use of uniforms? Most did not like uniforms.

·         Can you tell the teacher that he or she is wrong? This is a sensitive question; most agree can result on negative consequences. 

The last 15 minutes of class the professor gave the students a Topic for them to write a short composition to be used for the voice recording test. He reminded them not to use negative language. The Topic was – The Benefits of Traveling.  They developed a brief introduction. The class developed several topic sentences and supporting ideas with a brief conclusion.  It was an amazing exercise.

Feedback provided: The professor explained basic grammar to the students when it was necessary to correct grammar errors. He was an excellent coach and directed the class effort in the proper direction. The students had a good level of motivation and almost 100% participation with many questions and answers on the subject.