Siena Failla CO #4

 Date/Time: May 11th/1-1:50pm

Topic Skill: Speaking

Instructor: Sana McHarek

During this class, the students focused on group discussion and the types of phrases that can be used during these discussions. Observing this class gave me a better understanding of how an instructor is supposed to monitor and evaluate a speaking course. I was able to learn about the different techniques a teacher can use to correct students' mistakes. This class was particularly helpful in terms of helping me feel more comfortable conducting my tutoring sessions. I now have a better grasp of how to go about correcting my tutee's mistakes, which I was able to put into practice during our second session. As mentioned before, this particular class was focused on group discussions and the instructor used this class as an evaluation. She conducted the evaluation by recording the conversation and taking notes during the student's conversation. Watching how the instructor went about evaluating the students' speaking skills and the language she used to facilitate conversation (while also refraining from carrying the conversation) was particularly helpful. One thing I found particularly helpful was how, before starting a new topic of conversation, the instructor would address some common errors and draw attention to what the students needed to focus on.

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