Katie- CO3

I observed a listening class, I believe it was a lower level just by the situation of the class. The instructor was very eager to use me as a resource and I quickly saw how challenging teaching listening to such a diverse lower level group would be.I was immediately paired with a very low level listener and was told to just help him. He only look about 4 notes down while I took about one and a half pages, just for perspective.It was very hard to have him listen, take notes and digest the main idea. I tried to explain to him even the simplest terms that were discussed in the listening log. I blinked my eyes and the class was over. I then realized the difficulties of practicing listening. At the end of class the teacher explained to me that she helped the students lead up to understanding the listening log even though it was quite fast paced. She first went over vocabulary, the history of immigration and the way the lecture would be given.Basically, she used the scaffolding technique, which was interesting to see in action.All in all, I had a good experience in teaching and as a student understanding a difficult lecture.