TESOL Certificate Programs EXTENSION Observation Notebook Then teacher wrote some example sentences around healthy food, asked students their dinner at the last night and compared which one was better to be a topic sentence, . Topic sentences: 1) Healthy eating is a challenge for my current lifestyle. 2) Llike healthy eating. 3) People eat healthy foods. 4) Last night I had pizza. 1 5) Many international students face difficult choices when it comes to healthy eating Teacher repeated what is a good topic sentence, students did some related exercises on their textbook and teacher asked students to answer those questions (teacher issued hints), if someone made a correct answer, teacher gave he or she rewards. After that, they turned to the next page and read a short article and teacher asked students what is the topic sentence in that article. 11:50 Teacher repeated assignments on the weekends and reminded students that they would take a test on Monday (circled the testing category). Class over. 11:40 What did you learn about teaching or learning from this lesson as it relates to the theory you have studied in your TESOL classes? Include at least one reference (with an in-text citation) to support your response. (250-500 words) In this observation, | was centered on the lesson and especially on the leamer-centered teaching method. This is one of courses of the Intensive English Program which'€alled Reading and Writing for students of English level 300. The students are from Japan, Korea and middle-east countries. | wanted to see how the teacher helped the students distinguish and organize the topic and topic sentence when they write paragraphs. In terms of the leamer-centered teaching method, the teacher should know and meet the students needs and learning purposes, and I learnt how effective this method could be used in a reading and writing class. An important skill in teaching is the ability to make your leamers the focus of your teaching (Richards & Farrell, 2013, p. 120). This involves b understanding your learers’ needs and goals, communicating trust and respect for them, Aref seknowledging diversity of needs and leaming styles, giving feedback on their learning wit, in ways that help develop their confidence and self-esteem and minimize loss of face, and Yer using strategies that help develop an atmosphere of collaboration and mutual support engee ~ among leamers (Domyei 2001; Lamb 2003, p. 120), ‘© During this observation class, esause of students/J¢W English proficiency, the teacher tried to use many gestures facial expressions to increase students understandings. Furthermore, he always repeated his writing and submitting requirements to make sure that those students can get the point. Besides, when the teacher explained how to write a good topic sentence, he used a lots of examples which are all from our daily life and change words to express his ideas. After he explained his ideas, he usually ask students to talk about their own situations or opinions about the theme, and if someone made an excellent answer, the teacher gave him or her rewards. In my opinion, I think learner-centered teaching method is an awesome way that can arise students’ interests, and they are willing to involve in the class and spread their own ~ opinions. How did the ach: = fee Felake “tens . % leane° Oley Last Updated: 10/17/2016 1:16 PM er conten g Pead Aching >