CO #3 Giovanna

Date/Time: June 25/1:00 PM-1:50PM

 

Topic/Skill: Speaking

 

Teacher Presentation: Zoom, Youtube, Google Docs

 

Classroom Management: 

• The professor shared a TedTalk with the students about Alex Honnold. 
• Students were split into different groups and had to pull quotes from the transcript to answer questions on a shared Google doc about the TedTalk. In their groups, students had to assume the roles of either leader, reporter 1, and reporter 2. 
• Students were told to use quotes when pulling from the transcripts—implying the importance of avoiding plagiarism. 
• The professor also came into the breakout rooms and engaged with students about the assignment they were working on.

 

Student Participation: 

• There was great student participation throughout the class. In the breakout rooms in particular, students had to engage in much conversation among each other in order to answer the questions and help each other understand vocabulary they were not familiar with. 
• One of the students in the breakout room I was in did not participate much.  

 

Feedback Provided:

• The professor came into the breakout rooms to help students and give them further direction for answers she felt could use some improvement. 
• She pointed to portions of the text which she thought provided clearer explanations of the subject’s attitude/experience.

 

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: 

• Detailed assignments give students the opportunity to work together effectively without much guess work. 
• Using activities that combine many aspects of language acquisition (e.g. listening, reading, writing, and speaking) helps improve students’ skills and confidence. 
• Group work is particularly good for gaining speaking skills, especially because students feel less pressured/embarrassed when speaking with peers who have similar English skills.