Class (Beginner Level 1-2) Date: Jan. 20, 2021 (1 hour) Tanya Cowrie Class

 

Tanya seems like a very experienced, positive, and caring English teacher. Her class was well planned, interactive, and enjoyable to watch, and I’m sure, participate in. She begins with a warm-up activity that reviews the previous lesson, reminds students what they’ve learned and reinforcing the language that they were taught. Throughout the lesson, she uses props and images to better engage students and make it a more hands-on learning environment. She uses simple and slow language and praises students frequently when they give her answers. For her go fish activity, she goes through the game first with one group and the others watching, making sure that they understand. This is to ensure that students do not get confused when sent into their own groups and so that they can ask questions together. When they break into their separate groups, Tanya walks around and helps those who need it, but also allows students to make mistakes and try to figure out how to play on their own. After the game ends, she again reviews what they have been taught to further solidify their understanding of the language. For her closing activity, she assesses what they’ve learned by getting them to answer a question before they leave that has to do with the vocabulary that they’ve learned.