Charles_CO2

I observed a 3C level listening class. Much like my last class, this class was composed of only 7 students. The class started pretty much immediately with the teacher initiating a review of the listening exercise from the last class. The students were placed into 3 groups  with surrounding students to share notes and information regarding the listening from the previous class. One group was speaking in their native language and the teacher asked them to switch to English. The teacher gave them a time minute of 5 minutes to go over their notes which I thought to be a good practice since the class is only 50 minutes. Using his watch to time the group work periods, the teacher announced that they must now switch to different partner for another note sharing session. After this, the students were asked to answer questions off the projector based on their notes. Again, the students were timed, given 12 minutes to answer the questions. While walking around the room looking at the work of the students, the teacher kept them updated with the remaining time. 

For the third lesson, the students were given a vocabulary list relevant to the listening exercise and asked to define them with a partner. However, the students were also asked to partner with a student who does not share the same native language as them. I thought this was interesting and added a more friendly environment to the class. The students finished their vocabulary list and the class ended. I thought that the students really reflected the enthusiasm of the instructor. The students participated and engaged the instructor. This class seemed to focus more on a review from the last class so it was more activity centered. Class time was used efficiently since the instructor timed each session with his watch. I thought that was a really good practice in such a short class.