For my seventh hour of in-class observation, I sat in on ESAL 0120 basic grammar. This was my first time observing a level 1 class. The classroom was set up very similarly to all of the other classrooms that I have done observations in, with various groups of between four and six desks spread around the room. The instructor started off the class by reviewing their homework for the day. After they finished reviewing their homework, the students were introduced to the day’s task and completed some exercises with the teacher on the board. After completing these exercises, students were split into groups and tasked with asking each other questions from a provided list. The students would ask their partners simple questions about a pretend vacation to Greece. After each group went through the list of questions twice, once asking the questions and once answering them, the teacher called on each group to ask/answer one question aloud to test their understanding of the activity. Upon the completion of this, an hour passed, so the students were given a short break, and I ended my observation. The students seemed to respond well to the activities as they were engaged and participated throughout the whole activity. The students seemed to enjoy the freedom the activity gave them in regard to their answers. I feel that this was one of my most interesting observations, as it was the only class I observed below level 3. This class was also very similar to a level 3 grammar class that I observed, and I feel that the most important thing I learned in this class was how lessons could be scaled by level.
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