Date: Feb. 12 ESL Demo Class-Mike’s Home ESL (1 hour)

 

    This class is much smaller than the previous, with only 7 students. He uses the same points method as in the previous class to give them a learning incentive. The method of teaching he uses is total physical response and incorporates lots of movement and energy into the lesson. This may not be the best way for all students, but gets these ones up and moving, and ready to learn. He uses rhymes and songs as well to get the students singing along and remembering what they’ve been learning. Throughout the class, he incorporates many methods of teaching, making sure that different learning strategies are used, as different students may have different strengths and weaknesses when it comes to learning. Having such a small class, he is able to single students out to assess their learning and get them speaking on their own. He then gets them speaking in pairs on their own and having a small conversation with each other while facilitating and helping them with words. He acts out the things he would like them to say and asks them to guess what he is acting out. This way he can see what their understanding is of the vocabulary and allows the students to think for themselves and answer on their own. This was a very well planned-out class that was high energy and engaging, and I will definitely be using these activities in future classes of my own.