Erika CO #2

For my second class observation, I sat in on a lower intermediate speaking class (3/3/16). The first thing the professor did was split the small class into two groups so that they could play a vocabulary version of charades. For each team, one student had to sit facing away from the board which revealed the vocabulary word in question. For every word a team answered correctly, they had to use it in a sentence. This seemed like a fun, kinesthetic way to learn/test new vocabulary.

After this activity, the class reviewed homework exercises which consisted of naming the agent, object and subject in a dialogue. Another lesson the professor touched upon was the difference between "could you...?" and "do you mind if...?". She first gave an explanation of the difference and then paired up the students and walked around the room to hear if the students were using the two correctly. I noticed that the professor did not correct every little mistake the students made, but only the "beautiful mistakes". After doing this, the professor went over new vocabulary and then had students use it by describing where they live (in an apartment, house, dorm, etc.).