Jade CO #2 - Dr. Ciappetta Listening - Group 1/2

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Topic/Skill: Listening skills, dictation

Teacher Presentation: Dr. Ciappetta introduced the topic (social media) of today's listening comprehension lesson on the projector and instructed the students to independently work for the rest of the class.

Classroom Management: Dr. Ciappetta had given each student their own tailored Google Document to work on. These individual documents update in real-time and allow Dr. Ciappetta to monitor the students' progress. This format also allows for the difficulty of the assignment to be changed according to the level of each student. Additionally, through these documents, Dr. Ciappetta is also able to provide live comments, feedback and guidance to each student.

Materials: Projector, Google Docs, WhatsApp, laptops

Student Participation: Today, the students worked independently on their laptops. They each listened to audios that Dr. Ciappetta provided according to their level via WhatsApp, and filled out a variety of practice problems to gauge their comprehension skills. For example, the practice sheet they worked on included sections of dictation, free response, and matching vocabulary.

Feedback Provided: Dr. Ciappetta provided feedback through the Google Docs highlight and comment function, where she highlighted certain parts of the students' assignments and either provided corrections or praises. She tended to correct only when the students' mistakes interacted or affected the MEANING of the message and not so much when it was just a grammar mistake. She always started with a praise first (i.e. “that was a beautiful mistake”) and always prompted that the students "try again” by guiding them in the right direction so they could come to the solution on their own.

Lessons on teaching you learned: I learned how to give proper feedback on the students' writing errors. Mirroring what we learned in class on Tuesday, Dr. Ciappetta did not strictly focus on the students' grammar, rather, she focused on whether or not the meaning/message of the text was transmitted to the reader. I also learned that feedback can be very positive and uplifting as well--Dr. Ciappetta sometimes used smiley face emojis when their responses were correct to reward behavior, instead of only commenting on the students' mistakes and errors. I can see how this positively encourages and motivates the students when learning English, as it's not always about focusing on their mistakes.

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