Student practice: Teacher and Student-talk

 

Student practice: Teacher and Student-talk

During my observation of the head teacher,  I have noticed a few things about the communication in the classroom. 

I noticed that the teacher was one of the main forms of language input, even though they were generally native speakers, the still students replied on her pronunciation and choice of words to implement in their own speech. I saw that the role of the teacher was to guide instructional events, and used teachers talk to determine what students know and what they still need to know. This in turn, allowed the teacher to use questions, prompts, and cues to help students complete tasks. I have seen a few key characteristics of the teacher’s talk or speech as she introduced material, repeated important information, explained key concepts, defined words, gave an example, clarified, questioned and encouraged students. I liked that the teacher used other ways to encourage or push students to use their own thinking to come up with a solution. 

 I enjoyed that the teacher did not spent the whole class talking and giving too much information. She kept it concise, and to the point. She always gave opportunities to let the students experiment with the language as they were able to express their ideas, emotions, views on a particular topic. The students were mostly talking during the lessons which made a loud and interactive noise. The students were not afraid to talk or express themselves as they had pervious built a collaborative and supportive classroom. The teacher always spoke to the children with respect and care which the students themselves tried to adopt in their own speech. 

In conclusion, I enjoyed seeing teachers who encourage students to speak as much as possible (and of course, someone who doesn’t mind a lot of good noise in the classroom). 

I thought that the communication was just right, and I hope to do the same with my future classroom. 

Let me know your thoughts down below, 

Sara