English class research 2
Vanesa’s group:
The Class starts with a general salutation from the teachers to the students, after that Daniela gives the “today menu” giving space to informal comments among students, after that the started giving a set of personal example of the activity, Tania asked something and Daniela not just gives a answer, but also a positive feedback. After that Vanesa narrates the story of a rabbit, she gives space for laughs and informal comments among students, some teachers are very strict and lose control when the laughs are present in the classroom, but the group of teachers can deal with it.
I personally believe that it is good to interact and give time to students questions and comments. There were any dead space or silence in the class, so I think that is was a good activity with good use of interactions.
English class research 6
Initiation – response – evaluation lesson sequences
Nicole’s group:
The video starts with the teacher saying a phrase without ending it, trying to make students to participate ending her phrase; in this case the correct answers are limited to what the teacher wants. As she follows the class the teacher looks to the coral response, therefore the gives a phrase without ending and the whole class finish it.
I know that when a teacher is dealing with groups of pre-kinder, first or second elementary children must be very slow when he or she talks, because they don’t understand instructions or commands, some times the same voice pitch or volume can be annoying for an adult but I personally believe that this activity is well made and fits with he pace and interaction that a prekinder teacher has.
