Ayerim - CO1

The first class I observed was Olga’s Speaking class. That day they were having a debate about global warming. The students were to prepare talking points and evidence to prove their points. Overall, the class did very well speaking, although their points might not have been the strongest to prove a case. Olga recorded the debate, which I thought was a great idea. She would review the tape and transcribe the errors for the students to review, correct, and improve on. Half of the class was not there due to the President’s Ice Cream Social. Although, this created a smaller class size, which provided more opportunity for students to speak and share their points, it was a loss of practice for the missing students who will now miss out on the transcribing of their own personal error and learn from them. Olga was also prepared for the students who did not prepare for the debate. She passed out a hand-out that listed point for both sides. By doing this, she showed that more emphasis is placed on the actual practice of speaking rather than on the debate. It was a good class and stimulated from ideas that I would like to use in my future classes.