In this observation experience, the lesson was delivered via online. The approach was presented more of a direct method of delivery. Through this experience, there was some issues that arose just before the class began. Firstly, since the class needed to be brought to the LLC by another instructor, some of them had arrived late and needed to log into Moodle to access the Big Blue Button link. Secondly, the class being beginner level, when they had issues with the camera and mic, sometimes they were not able to speak about the issue clearly. For that, the instructor had to set some time to guide the students. This was very crucial because it taught me as a language teacher, you must be patient. No matter if it is beginner or intermediate level, the teacher must know that issues will occur and be comfortable with helping students. the instructor was patient with these students all throughout, hoping that all students had a chance to speak their mind.

Her introduction to the class included a purpose and topic. Being that it was their first time together (presumably), she briefly and simply explained that day was all about knowing each other. She had a warm-up activity that had 2 truths and 1 lie. She explained the game in basic vocabulary (simple words), and even wrote her expectation on the interactive white board. Whenever she would need an answer, she would see if someone had raised their hand (raised-hand button) or she would appoint someone to answer. Each time, a new student would state their answer. the instructor would not comment too much on their answer, but only corrected if the grammar or word choice was incorrect. When it came to the speaking activity, she made sure that she paced students well. If there was a word that the students needed, she would aid them. She empowered to speak and always proposed questions to each student. Every student had a task of answering. Even if a student was shy, sharing was a must. I appreciated she never rushed and paced slowly and gave examples with basic words. Although, students may be beginners, teachers might look at time and try to save time.

The instructor wanted students to grow, so she would write all information on the interactive board. Though the students were beginners, I was shocked how energetic the class became through each activity. In my experience as a language teacher, too much info could make processing difficult. the instructor seemed to rely on interaction, leaving the students to depend on their understandings and adding onto others idea. For this, it gave more growing opportunities for all the students.

Another appreciation I had for the instructor’s lesson was the use of repetition. Sometimes repeating is great but doing it four or five times might cause students to feel bored. She repeated only the instructions and every time she repeated, it was a slower version of the instructions. She used repetition in helping other students understand what their fellow classmates stated. This is due to connections acting weird, as some were accessing the link in the same room with different computers (echo etc.) Lastly, she adapted when breakout rooms were not functioning. She realized for some reason, the connection was off, so whole class discussion/class poll became the alternative. This amazed me as her acceptance of change was apparent. As teachers, we can never expect all to function like we plan. We should expect the possibility of change and react accordingly. Not only did the instructor illustrated that change but modelled how using an alternative can benefit the class. Rather than ignoring issues, why not use the other method with efficacy?