Observation Task 1 - ‘Chit Chat’:

Reasons children speak in the classroom

Class: GK1R Number of learners: 18 learners
Length of lesson: 45 minuets Teacher observed: Reem Munssir
Language Learning Goals: Tell the children story about the plant titled “Jack and the giant” story.
Let the student improve their listening and speaking skill.
Materials used: The teacher used the story characters’ dolls to tell the story in attractive way.

Jack The Mother The giant The huge

plant

Learner A Learner B Learner C Learner D

Reason for speaking
Amen Sophia Till Raphael

Learner repeats word(s) after teacher –

1    
(whole class together)

Learner repeats word(s) after teacher –

2   
(group / pair together)

Learner repeats word / phrase after

3  
teacher – (individual )

Learner answers direct question from

4    
teacher

Learner answers open question from 

5  
teacher

6 Learner asks teacher a question    

Learner answers a partner in English
7    
(pair/ group work activity)

Learner answers a partner in Arabic

8
(pair/ group work activity)

Learner speaks to the teacher informally

9 (E) (E) (E) (E)
(Add E – English; A – Arabic)

Other reason(s) for speaking

10
 Read the questions below and write your answers:

 What was the most common reason for speaking?

To ask the teacher question or to answer the teacher questions.
 What was the least common reason for speaking?
When the teacher finish the story, she asked them question and the last one was
how did Jack become rich? Then learner A answer the question by said: he sold
his cow for magical seeds.
 Were there any boxes that had no ticks?
Yes, box 8 which is (Learner answers a partner in Arabic (pair/ group work
activity) in the Canadian school I did not hear learner answers a partner in
Arabic, all of them talk English correctly, there are some Arab learners I
talked with them in Arabic and they understand me but they cannot speak
Arabic they answer me in English and this is bad thing actually.
 What do you think is an appropriate sequence of communication patterns
between teachers and students?
I think to build a strong and confident relationship between the teacher and the
students are the basis of communication.
Teacher explanation, discussion, questions, and answers are very important to
communicate with the student.
 If the teacher does not explain the student will not understand they will
not get the educational curiosity.
 If the teacher does not discuss the topic or the problem with the student,
they will not communicate also they will not feel confident to talk or to
answer.
 If the teacher does not ask students questions they will not think.
 If the teacher does not answer the student questions the student will not
ask again.