Once the bell rang, everyone had to be in their seats or they were “late” to class. They began class by writing the day of the week and the date in French on a piece of paper. This gave the time for the students to get settled and have individual time. Next, the students worked in partners. Within their partners, they had to check each other’s work to see if it was written correctly. Then, the teacher would begin a group discussion about the weather. In French, she would ask, “Is it rainy outside? Is it sunny outside? Are their clouds?” The students would reply with, “Yes,” or “No,” in French. The teacher did this not only to see if they understood what she was saying but what the students were learning. After this, the teacher start with the day’s lesson. The lessons I got to observe were the days of the week, months of the year, letters in the alphabet, and how to introduce themselves. Another day I got to observe the students verbally taking the test. At the end of the class, she would show them a video on French songs or how the French lived. The only notes taken during class were on not how to correctly write the word but on how it sounds to them. The teacher did this so the students can have the right pronunciation. Next to how they thought the word sounded, they wrote the correct way the word was spelt. French words were learned on participation, repeating, and worksheets. The students filled out a couple different worksheets on the right and wrong ways to write sentences. The teacher spent most of the classroom up in the front,
Once the bell rang, everyone had to be in their seats or they were “late” to class. They began class by writing the day of the week and the date in French on a piece of paper. This gave the time for the students to get settled and have individual time. Next, the students worked in partners. Within their partners, they had to check each other’s work to see if it was written correctly. Then, the teacher would begin a group discussion about the weather. In French, she would ask, “Is it rainy outside? Is it sunny outside? Are their clouds?” The students would reply with, “Yes,” or “No,” in French. The teacher did this not only to see if they understood what she was saying but what the students were learning. After this, the teacher start with the day’s lesson. The lessons I got to observe were the days of the week, months of the year, letters in the alphabet, and how to introduce themselves. Another day I got to observe the students verbally taking the test. At the end of the class, she would show them a video on French songs or how the French lived. The only notes taken during class were on not how to correctly write the word but on how it sounds to them. The teacher did this so the students can have the right pronunciation. Next to how they thought the word sounded, they wrote the correct way the word was spelt. French words were learned on participation, repeating, and worksheets. The students filled out a couple different worksheets on the right and wrong ways to write sentences. The teacher spent most of the classroom up in the front,