Observation Task 2: Reading a Story in the

local UAE School

Identify the type of pre-whilst and post reading activities employed by
your MST

Table 7: Reading a Story in the local UAE Preschool

What the MST
Does
Weather report.
Pre-Reading
Activities
Name the book / story.
Describe how your
MST gets children
interested in the story
and wanting to hear /
read it.

While-Reading
Activities
How your MST keeps
children interested and
actively involved.

The teacher will let

the students know
the writer and the
story title, and the
teacher read the
story in interesting
way by changing her
voice tone to get
the children
attention.

Teacher ask them

about the story and
what they think it
will happen next.

What the
Children Do
They listen to the
teacher and
understand what
the story is about.

Use their
imagination and
thinking about the
story questions
that the teacher
ask them.

Comments

Post-Reading
Activities
How your whe MST
consolidates the
storyline and explores
opportunities for
developing language,
topic related and
personal, social and
emotional issues.

Teacher let the

student apply what
they are imaging
about the story.

Use their
imagination about
the story and
thinking about
what will happen

Reflections on Observation Task 2: Reading a Story in

the Local UAE Preschool
1. What preparation(i.e. pre-listening activity)did the teacher
give the learners before they listened to the text?
If they had some preparation, select(a)if they did not,
select(b).

a. How did the pre-listening activity help Students understand?

the lesson went smoothly and it was organized.

b. What pre-listening activity could the teacher have used to help

students understand the target language better?

2. Were the learners engaged in while-listening activity/activities? If

they were, select (a); if they were not, select (b).
a. What were the aims of the while-listening activity/activities?
b. What while-listening activity/activities could the teacher have
used to help learners understand better what they were listening
to?

that after each lesson the teacher have to review with them what
they have took.

3. Did the learners have a post-listening activity/activities?

If they did, select (a); if they did not, select (b).
a. What were the aims of the post-listening activity/activities?
b. Whatpostlisteningactivity/activitiesmighthavehelpedthelearnerstounderstand what
they had heard well?
i think that the teacher have to add something on the activity
more because the student are smarter that that.

4. How many times did the learners listen to the text/recording?

a. Wouldithaveincreasedtheirunderstandingiftheyhadbeenallowedtolist
entothe recording again? Explain.
b. Did the learners hear the whole text at once, or in parts?
they hear it on parts
c. If so, which was the most helpful?
because the teacher explain for them part by part.

Think about the advantages and disadvantages of using the model of

pre-,while-and post-listening activities to
teachalisteninglesson.Writefirstfromtheperspectiveoftheteacherandth
enfromthe per spective ofthelearners.