Reading Presentation
Group Five (Tiffany, Stephanie and Howard) demonstrated a clear structure of the lesson. We all knew what we were going to do in this class. Using pictures as the warm-up activity really could motivate students to have class participation. Then, in the vocabulary part, the speed to introduce new words seemd too fast. I think that way might suit for review. Next, they used a special way that let students point to the other to read the whole passage to help students get the gist. Teaching strategy depends on learners’ level so we should think carefully before using. In the main body, teacher explain predominated over the most part. It was teacher-led so it couldn’t catch students’ attention on lecture for a long time. I think the worksheet with questions from the teacher could be used in this part. Afterwards they prepared the 4R Game (Read, Remember, Run and Retell) for us to play. Even though they played music to control the time it was still very time consuming. I enjoyed the game but I couldn’t remember the whole long sentences. In the end, they summarize what we did in the class to make sure students get something and left assignment.
Group 5 used different approaches to teach their lesson. I enjoyed the variety of the teaching activities. However, as you remark here: the lengthy explanation bored us in the end. If we put ourselves in students’ shoes, we would have more empathy and would design a more student-centered lesson even if we want to “lecture”. Your idea of using a worksheet can avoid the monotony and students would have something to work on.