CO #3 Speaking w/ Dr. Rios

 Today I observed Dr. Rios working with a student one on one from group one. The student was practicing asking questions using the future and past tense while the more advanced student practiced responding. Dr. Rios made sure to give the student plenty of time to think through their replies and encouraged the student when he saw them trying. When mistakes were made Dr. Rios would offer feedback after letting the student express their idea. Dr. Rios was using the scaffolding technique, providing the student with as much support as possible, making sure to slow down his explanations and even speaking a little bit in the student's native language to help the student make connections. 

Activities witnessed: 

1) The speaking activity about the past and the future

2) Dr. Rios recorded speaking samples, played them back for the student to hear, transcribed them, and corrected the grammar slowly. 

What I learned: It's important to make students feel comfortable making mistakes in front of you, use humor to get the students laughing, and feel less anxiety when they're learning. Additionally, you have to be patient and be able to gauge what level a student is at in order to give them level-appropriate material. The more thorough of an understanding you have of not only English language semantics but that of the learner's language the better so that you can explain things in a way that makes sense. 

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