Mary_CO 3

The final class I went to was a listening class with Natalie. She initially warned me that the class is using a new listening book and Olga’s new listening activities (which are evidently longer than Ramin’s old ones) that has made Natalie need to readjust her teaching methods to afford extra time. On one hand, I see how this change is annoying although necessary. Natalie seemed to have a status quo that yielded good results and it is now upset, however, I think it is important to be open to change to make sure you are offering the best education possible to your students. Natalie included individual, pair, and class work in her organization of the class, which seems to me to be the the most effective framework for a successful class. She had the students trade worksheets on which they defined idioms they had just learned and grade each other. I thought this was an effective time saver for the teacher, but to give a worksheet and immediately take it up doesn’t let the student have the material to review and memorize while it is still fresh in their minds.