Class Observation

Ross Kolozinski listening class is the last i will have the pleasure of observing. The assignment of the day is a listening activity. He played on the projection screen a clip from a the Cosby Show and explained the basic premise of the clip before showing it. Afterwards he went through the video a second time, pausing and highlighting and explaining phrases said by the characters. After it seemed that most of the students had a basic understanding of the phrase meanings, he divided them into groups of two and employed in the task of creating their own dialogue. They would need to incorporated most of them into their skit but also use them correctly. He walked around and explained the phrases and usage questions the students had and checked that they were staying on task. I noticed that he several times stopped the Turks from speaking Turkish amongst themselves and made them converse in English. There was not enough time to present the skits to the class however and would have to be continued another day.