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Valerie CO #1

I observed Grammar 4 on January 16, 2019 and it was my favorite class. The topic for the day was the perfect modal and the teacher had several activities planned to review and practice this subject. First, students read a story about a maid of honor, then the teacher asked them questions using phrases such as may/might have, must have, should have, and would have. The teaching was inductive because after introducing the topic by asking them these questions, he went over the perfect modals and asked students to explain the difference between will and may/might. After this task, he showed a movie clip from "Pretty Woman" in the store scene, then paused and asked questions like what the protagonist could have done differently. This allowed students to continue practicing the perfect modal in a more direct approach, because they would realize in what scenarios they can use these type of questions. What I quite enjoyed about the instructor is that while the students worked or watched the movie clip, he would come to me and explain his teaching methods. His approach to the lesson, for example, was a consciousness raising task, meaning he introduced the topic, they then recognized it and were able to produce it. Overall the instructor Mr. Pelt was very encouraging and patient with his students. The class was small and most of the students would participate. Sometimes he would pick someone to answer a question so that everybody would have a turn to practice their grammar in conversation. I hope to be a motivating teacher like him when I teach English online or in another country.

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