Class Observation #2

I observed Debbie Carretta's AE-LI Speaking class last week. She was very excited to have me observe her class. The class started with a conversation starter activity. It was done in a cocktail party style, an example that we learned. Debbie gave directions verbally and did a few conversation starters with the class first. The students then walked around and asked other students questions from the class. Debbie had me join in the activity too, which I thought was really neat. A lot of the students came up to talk to me and were curious about what my answers would be to their questions. I was just as curious about their answers as they were with mine. After the activity we went over each question aloud as a class. This took up the bulk of the class period. Debbie then suggested that each of the students come up with a question about anything for me. I thought this was really cool, however since it was a speaking class I felt that I should have been asking them questions so they could practice speaking. The overall atmosphere of her class was very relaxed, which made me feel welcomed and comfortable.