Hayden Forehand CO#3

On June 26th I observed Dr. Rios' Speaking class. It was held in the computer lab, a departure from the normal class location, so that students could participate in a TOEFL practice lesson. Rios guided the students through the process of logging on to their accounts and preparing themselves for the lesson. Timed Speaking was the order of the day, each student was given a prompt (based on one of Rios prompts from his thorough book of lessons) and given 15 seconds to prepare a response, and 45 seconds to execute that response. Rios gave two practice sessions of this, and then asked the students to do a final "real" version that Rios kept the recordings of. He also asked them to transcribe their own work WITHOUT fixing any mistakes they may have made (this added a level of self-analysis for the students). After he insured that each student had provided a speaking sample and transcription, the class migrated back to their normal classroom. Back in the classroom Rios directed a group conversation exercise that allowed students to use their now warmed up speaking abilities in a more organic setting, this enforced the more rigid previous lesson. 

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