Class (Skill and Level): ESAL 0380
Date: September 27, 2022
Time: the second hour of the class
Observation of T and Ss
The teacher guided students to exercise based on the expected writing structure and checked with students if they can understand what they are going to do.
The teacher checked students’ work during the exercise and gently remind them to focus on writing.
The teacher presented the new knowledge, arrange exercises based on the new content and then check students with their writing and editing in class activities.
Two lines of a sentence is the most.
Reflection
In writing exercises, I think having students write anonymously in class would create a comfortable atmosphere for students especially when they need to engage in peer editing in class. When the teacher notices that the students do not focus on the task in class, gentle reminding would be necessary. In writing class, teachers also need to walk around the class and continuously check and see if students have questions in structuring their ideas. I was inspired by the idea that diverse perspectives can reveal different problems of one writing. For assignment, the instructor need to clarifying the rules of writing before assigning homework. Using students’ work as an example to explain the rules would be an effective way to help students understand the ideas. In those activities the whole class work as a group, the instructor may casually choose a students in class to complete an easy task such as reading a sentence. I do agree that before a writing exercise, instructors need to take a reasonable amount of time to first help students understand the writing requirements and help them articulate what they are going to write about. Then give them ample time to work on their ideas. This will reduce the psychological burden on students to complete the writing in class.