Shortly after my experience at the ESL class at TCC, I headed back to CIES to observe Ms. Ah Young Kim's speaking class. This was the first class observation where the teacher was expecting my arrival. Right when I walked in, she gave me a critique sheet for a girl who was preparing to make a presentation. Her presentation consisted of her research compiled in a powerpoint presentation. I commented on her grammar, organization, and pronunciation. Her presentation was about alternative energy sources, which I thought was a very advanced topic. It was a very informative presentation. After the class, Ms. Ah Young Kim asked me to talk with the student about her presentation.
I saw many familiar faces in the class, including my tutee, Pete. I'm becoming more and more a part of CIES myself these days; I'll have to stay involved next semester. The class continued planning out a debate which is taking place in tomorrow's class. The question was "Should same sex marriage be legalized?" I asked around to see if the class had come up with this on their own, which they affirmed (you all remember my risky speaking lesson about abortion, I'm sure). Interestingly enough, the class seemed to be divided into teams based on how they actually felt about the topic. There was a group of three people who were judges. Their job was to judge the debate based solely on the clarity of the arguments. Ms. Kim would judge everyone on the linguistic aspects. I got to look over one of the instruction sheets and saw that the debate was meant to be very civil and organized, with time allotted for each team to speak and cross examine one another.
Overall, I think I enjoyed this class the most for the cheery atmosphere. Everyone was awake and ready to work, but also not afraid to joke around a bit.
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