Teacher talk and students interaction
2. Group Lesson 6 (Tania, Ingrid, Lissette)
3. Write a “field note” observation account of the topic as it can be observed in the videos:
- Teachers use the technology in order to motivate students
- Very good powerpoint
- Teachers use flashcards in the keywords
- Body language and eye contact while they gives the instructions
- Teachers’ mimics are very important during explanations and examples
4. Interpret your field notes into an academic analysis of the observations.
In my opinion, this group did a very good job in their teaching. It supposes that they are working with little kids. For this reason, the use of technology with image and colors are very important in order to catch students’ attention. Another important thing is related to flashcards and body language. With these two aspects, they gave very clear instructions and examples. As a consequence, we could notice that there were an excellent interaction between teachers and students. Thus, they achieved what is very important in a language class. It was students’ participation. Finally, we could say that their lesson and steps (pre – while- post) were very well developed. Indeed, they achieved that students were motivated and were active participants of the class.
5. Formulate conclusions based on your observations and your analysis. Were you able to arrive at empirically valid and robust conclusions based on your observations? Explain why or why not?
I think that in the class, our classmates achieved something that is very important in a language class. It is what we called good class environment. If teachers want to catch students’ attention and participation, it is essential that they create a good rapport with the students and also they create a good learning environment in the classroom. In this case, the use of technology, teachers talk, flashcards, body language and mimics got those aspects. With these features, you increase students’ confidence. As a result, they start to participate in the activities.
Please look at the (Mehan, 1979) two chapters that describe ethnographic research in a classroom.
ReplyDeleteYour analysis shows that you watched one of the videos (though I believe the assignment asked that you watched two videos).
Field Notes: Field notes are continuous, un-ending, observations of what is going on. You write down everything that you see, not summaries of actions that happen or value judgments (opinions) about things that happen, such as “very good powerpoint”
Interpretation/Analysis: Your analysis builds on the sentences that you write in the “Field Notes” section and as such, it does not allow for the kind of behavior analysis that you need to do in a research project. For example, when you write “As a consequence, we could notice that there were an excellent interaction between teachers and students.” you actually need to describe that “excellent interaction” by documenting the type of behavior. In other words, you can’t just make generalities about “good” “effective” “well developed” but you need to describe the specifics of interaction that lead you to be able to make those conclusions.
Please read chapters 1 and 2 again before the test next Friday.
Grade: 5.3