Before the Observation: Think about the purposes for speaking and the
reasons for different types of interaction patterns in the EFL classroom.
Can you add any more to the table?
Class: KG2
Number of learners: 27
Length of lesson: 25 min
Teacher observed Language: Shaikha
Learning Goals: use simple words to speak such as go
Materials used: flash cards- videos- story.
How much of the lesson was spent on the teacher using Teacher Talk, in
your opinion?
-10- 15 min was teacher talk
Do you feel it was an appropriate amount of talk? Why / Why not?
- Yes because most of children need to learn how to speak and produce the
language and they have to listing so they can speak.
What do you think is an appropriate sequence of interaction patterns?
-When the teacher ask a question and the child or the student answer the
question.
Now consider how much Arabic was used. Do you think it was used
appropriately?
Why? / Why not?
-During English class most of the children tried to speak in English but
they couldnt use it for all the time so they speak in Arabic much more
than English.
Choose one of the following questions (A, B, or C) and write your answer:
Why is talk important for learners? (Think about the What and How.)
C. What role do you think Arabic should play in the English classroom?