Luther CO #3

My third classroom observation was with Kyle Kaminski's Group 3 speaking class. There were nine students in the class, all of whom are in our cultural workshop. During this class, students were given time to prepare for a presentation about their culture. So, I worked with students on their grammar, and how to best explain themselves. For example, Ahmed asked how best to explain Saudi culture. His presentation was focusing on the Arabic family, and how parental relationships work with children, and how children are supposed to act around other children.

            However, when Professor Kaminski would collect students' attention to explain something, he would use higher level vocabulary, but follow that with a simpler definition of what he had previously said. For example, he said "you should process this cognitively, in your mind." If students were unfamiliar with cognitively, they would be able to understand in your mind. This allows students to understand regardless of their listening ability. He would also joke with students often, and had a good rapport in the class in general. Students were encouraged to speak their mind.