Jamaal CO #1

I observed Candace Warmka's Speaking 1B class today and it was definitely a learning experience. The first thing she did was start a class discussion about what students did over the weekend. I really enjoy her style of teaching because it's very direct and dynamic at the same time. She makes a ton of hand movements and speaks very clearly to make sure students understand what she's saying. She also went around the room and made a note of students' errors so that she could go over it with them later. The schedule for today was:  warm-up activity, discussion about culture, partner interviews. However, we never got to the partner interviews due to the rest of the activities taking up too much time. All of the students participated in class, which came as a surprise to me, since I assumed they'd be nervous to speak English. They blew away all assumptions I had when they engaged in some deep conversation after class. It was a truly a refreshing experience.