CO #3

During this classroom observation, I observed a Foundations level Speaking and Listening class. This was a special day of class, for taking place on Landis halfway through was the President's Ice Cream Social. The instructor took advantage of the day's context and incorporated the ice cream social into the lesson. The class discussed their favorite types of ice cream together, and the instructor clarified anything they didn't know. I noticed the slow speech rate with which the instructor was speaking. The instructor then explained that the students would be allowed to leave class early in order to attend the social. But, while there, they would have to interview a couple of students in English about which kinds of ice cream they liked. I thought this was an excellent idea. The class then went over possible interview questions that the students can use. Written examples were provided. I very much enjoyed the structure and the objective of this lesson and I think it was in the end very effective.