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 Class Observation – Tim Ryan – Listening 1 – 09/02/20, 2:00-2:50 pm, ZOOM

 

The class started with Mr. Ryan laying out the plan for the class that day. Next he asked the students to list the things they have been listening to/watching this week. They did it together as a class and went one by one. Each student described a television show/movie that they have watched lately. Mr. Ryan further pushed each student to elaborate on their response by asking for more details about each particular show/movie. This allowed the students to talk openly and answer questions, he did not necessarily correct every grammatical mistake but allowed them to talk through and express their thoughts. After going through every student and discussing each viewing Mr. Ryan changed topics. He repeated a phrase three times and asked the students to transcribe it. This allowed them to practice their listening and spelling. The students then put up their transcriptions and Mr. Ryan helped correct spelling/word choice and voice. This allows the students to develop an ear for the language. Then the students were paired together and asked to paraphrase the statement that was transcribed. They then got together as a class and submitted their own versions of the paraphrased statement. Mr. Ryan went through each one explaining what was correct and incorrect about each. He discussed sentence structure, word choice and passive versus active voice. Finally, the class wrapped up with a discussion of differences between American classrooms and classrooms in other cultures. Each student contributed one similarity or difference from their own respective cultures.