Naomi CO#1

On Monday, June 22nd, I observed Dr. Angel Rios's speaking class from 1- 1:30 pm. He began the lesson with a short activity where he would ask the students to pick a number between 1 and 20. Each number correlated with a would you rather question, which the students had to give a short response to. One of the scenarios was, would you rather use Apple or Microsoft. This opening activity allowed the students to share their ideas without there being a lot of emphases placed on how correctly they stated their point. The main activity was practice for a speaking test. The students had 45 seconds to respond to a prompt with 2 reasons to support their stance. Before the activity started, the instructor went over an outline for the speech and gave examples. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Dr. Angel Rios's teaching style. I think he was a very energetic and enthusiastic instructor which increased the student's interest and involvement. The activities were fast-paced and drew inspiration from the students' interests which made the activity engaging and challenging at the same time. Dr. Rios also had a lot of patients and allowed students to make mistakes. He then gently corrected their mistakes at the end of the lesson. I could see that both the students and the instructor were enjoying the lesson.