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Class: KG2-4
Number of learners: 18
Length of lesson: one hour
Teacher observed Language: Amna ______
Learning Goals: Learn the sound of the litters.
Materials used: Board, Markers, Pictures.
What was the most common reason for speaking? To speak English.
How much of the lesson was spent on the teacher using ‘Teacher Talk’, in your opinion?
In my opinion for two or three mints.
Do you feel it was an appropriate amount of talk? Why / Why not?
Yes, because the children love to read a story.
What do you think is an appropriate sequence of interaction patterns?
It’s good, because it help the children to understand will.
Now consider how much Arabic was used. Do you think it was used appropriately?
Why? / Why not?
Not too much, because when the teacher ask them they were able to answer in
English.
Choose one of the following questions (A, B, or C) and write your answer:
B. Why is it important to think about using English for varied purposes in the classroom? For
example, not just for giving an example, but also for correcting, for praising, for everyday uses,
like asking for help, or asking to borrow something?
C. What role do you think Arabic should play in the English classroom?