Kelsey CO #4

Date/Time: January 30th, 11:00 am

Topic/Skill: Reading, Group 3 (Intermediate)


Teacher Presentation: This class is normally taught by Instructor Angel Rios, however, he was gone and Dr. Kennell stepped in. He began by having the one student present in class, Sultan, discuss the article they were assigned to read and be given a quiz on. The article was called "Popping the Higher Education Bubble". He prompted the student to summarize the article to assess his comprehension of the article. He challenged the student's knowledge of different, more advanced vocabulary throughout the article. Dr. Kennell then went on to explain the idea of a higher education bubble comparing it to the skyrocket of the housing market. He drew a line graph to help visualize this idea as making a bubble. He used this to explain how the article emphasized the importance of occupational school which could also indirectly affect the housing market. He also had the student read from an article about how Gen Z might be undereducated in politics. He connected this to a discussion about generational gaps and how those might affect how different generations interact with society and obtain information. He helped visualize this by writing out the different generations and putting the percentages of how many people in each group felt they were underinformed regarding politics, especially considering the upcoming election. Throughout the presentation, Dr. Kennell utilized visualizations such as graphs as well as focused on uncommon vocabulary to help develop the student's comprehension.


Classroom Management: The presentation felt very personalized and one-on-one as there was only one student present. This allowed for personal guidance and made it easier for the instructor to manage the attention of the student. Dr. Kennell was able to sit next to the student and focus more on what he didn't understand. 


Materials: Google, projector, computer, books, article, newspaper, whiteboard, and markers


Student Participation: The only student, Sultan, was very good about participating and answering questions that Dr. Kennell presented to him. He talked about the article the class was studying and did his best to show his understanding of the material. He seemed enthusiastic and eager to chime in to fill in some of the blanks Dr. Kennell left him throughout the discussions. Dr. Kennell made sure to be animated and engaging for the lone student and made topics a bit more personable. 


Feedback Provided: Dr. Kennell corrected Sultan's misunderstandings of vocabulary when there was one. He also corrected his way of summarizing the first article when it seemed he didn't have a full understanding of the general ideas. Dr. Kennell also guided him with the pronunciation of some of the more advanced words. He was also good about complimenting his contributions to the discussion.


Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: A good ESL/EFL teacher knows not to "be a prisoner to their own lesson plan". With the context that the regular instructor and 2 of the 3 students were absent, Dr. Kennell emphasized the importance of being flexible when it comes to teaching. He also talked about the importance of having students annotate and take notes in English rather than their Native language to better help them learn the language.

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