Kourtney Wilson CO #2

Date/Time: 10/28, 2-2:50

Location: Zoom 947 3891 3292

Topic discussed: Listening


I had previously observed Ryan Flemmings Speaking class and liked his methods of teaching so I then observed his listening course. The class setting was very similar, with the same structures. First, attendance was taken and professor Flemming made small talk with the students to lower their affective filter. The group students in this course I believe are mid-intermediate, I was very impressed when listening to their speech. I think it is an important technique for teachers to let students converse with one another before class starts, the same idea as the conversation partners. Listening and conversing with students is a great way for the students to learn without them seeing it as an assignment.  


When the class began, Professor Flemming instructed the students on what was expected as he always does, as well as the agenda for the day. The speaking topic was evening tasks. Since this course is listening, Professor Flemming spoke about what he does in the evening. He then asked the students to recall what he had just told them by asking questions at random. He would call on a student to tell the class about their evening and then call at random a student by asking to recall what the previous student had said by asking questions. A video was played involving an interactive activity for the students to put in order the steps from the video. 


There was homework that was assigned in the previous course. Professor Flemming walked around the classroom and graded the homework based on completion, not on accuracy. 


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