The first day we observed a tutor teach a real class and then after that they would teach us (as if we were the students) to demonstrate particular activities or methods. Mini lessons as Oglop says above.That was really helpful but I always remember thinking at the time that these mini lessons are going so smoothly because we're all speaking the same language as the teacher and each other
Quote from: alexisalex on February 25, 2019, 12:42:53 pmThe first day we observed a tutor teach a real class and then after that they would teach us (as if we were the students) to demonstrate particular activities or methods. Mini lessons as Oglop says above.That was really helpful but I always remember thinking at the time that these mini lessons are going so smoothly because we're all speaking the same language as the teacher and each other One of our instructors did a lesson to us in 100% Portuguese, so we got an idea what it would be like to be a student in an immersion class
Quote from: oglop on February 25, 2019, 03:48:08 pmQuote from: alexisalex on February 25, 2019, 12:42:53 pmThe first day we observed a tutor teach a real class and then after that they would teach us (as if we were the students) to demonstrate particular activities or methods. Mini lessons as Oglop says above.That was really helpful but I always remember thinking at the time that these mini lessons are going so smoothly because we're all speaking the same language as the teacher and each other One of our instructors did a lesson to us in 100% Portuguese, so we got an idea what it would be like to be a student in an immersion classThat's a standard part of the course but it has to be done properly as it's supposed to show students how it's possible to teach entirely in the target language. I had a tutor's wife, who wasn't a teacher, try to teach us Farsi and we learned about three expressions in three lessons.
Quote from: eggieguffer on February 25, 2019, 04:01:41 pmQuote from: oglop on February 25, 2019, 03:48:08 pmQuote from: alexisalex on February 25, 2019, 12:42:53 pmThe first day we observed a tutor teach a real class and then after that they would teach us (as if we were the students) to demonstrate particular activities or methods. Mini lessons as Oglop says above.That was really helpful but I always remember thinking at the time that these mini lessons are going so smoothly because we're all speaking the same language as the teacher and each other One of our instructors did a lesson to us in 100% Portuguese, so we got an idea what it would be like to be a student in an immersion classThat's a standard part of the course but it has to be done properly as it's supposed to show students how it's possible to teach entirely in the target language. I had a tutor's wife, who wasn't a teacher, try to teach us Farsi and we learned about three expressions in three lessons. ah really. our instructor did it properly, although she aimed it way above our level (on purpose), and made some obvious teaching mistakes, and then after the lesson asked if we had any criticisms (and what mistakes she made). i guess the lesson was "don't do these mistakes"i would have preferred it if she had done it like a real lesson if i'm honest
