Manuela CO #2

 For my second class observation,I observed  Dr. Rios’ group 2 speaking class. Dr. Rios started right off the bat by going over a previous activity. I noticed that after students were asked to share their sentences, Dr. Rios made feedback the the classmates’ job as well. I think this is helpful to make the classmates accountable for each other’s work and create a more dynamic environment, where they feel comfortable sharing their mistakes and get used to speaking. For the activities, Dr. Rios made the speaking very structured, by making sure that the sentence had 1. Name, 2. Topic, 3. An Opinion, 4. Two reasons & two examples and 5. Conclusion.. He also made a point of how they should avoid repetition to the best of their ability so they can be understood more clearly. Lastly, I noticed that Dr. Rios corrected vague wording and made a point of explaining WHY it is wrong/unclear  to use a certain word. For example, he corrected a student using the word “things” and encouraged him to elaborate on what specific things he really wanted to say.

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