Boram CO#3

Room 310 / group 3B / Reading class / Mr. Wallace Gowens

Instructor asked students to put their phones in a basket before the beginning of the class. There was PPT on the screen with preview questions.

(1)   After CIES every day how do you spend your free time?

(2)   Do you find focusing while studying easy or are you easily distracted?

(3)   When you have to study for a big test, do you have a study routine?

Instructor gave answers using his own experiences and students talked to the questions to partners and instructor. Then, instructor moved to the active reading and gave 40 minutes for the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd reading comprehension practice. For the first time, students were asked to read through the entire article and underline or highlight new vocabulary. This time, students were not allowed to use dictionaries. Instructor explained that native speakers do not look at dictionary in the middle of reading articles and students should learn vocabulary in context.  Students were encouraged to talk about questions freely with the partner this time. The second activity was about rereading. Students were asked to think about how paragraph relates to the whole text, and identify for writing the outline. Students shared their outline in groups and added any missing information. The last activity was reading article again to reinforce the vocabulary. This time, instructor allowed students to use paper dictionary to look up vocabulary. Instructor circulated the classroom and gave answered. Then, classroom talked about 4^th of July to help to elaborate the sentence. Instructor asked questions and corrected errors about tense and awkward words choice in sentences. Then, instructor gave homework. Instructor also provided a quick helpful tip about how to use strozier library’s basement and individual room. After finishing class observation, I asked a questions about the paper dictionary usage. Instructor strongly recommended paper dictionary to know other meanings, connotation, and collocation. Instructor was very passionate and students were actively participated.