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This unit provided two videos of lessons. The first video clearly demonstrated what NOT to do in an EFL classroom. The second video showed some more effective teaching techniques.
The first video portrayed a 'lesson' that was, basically, all over the place. There was no warmer or Engage phase. There was no lead in to the grammar point to ease the students into the lesson. The grammar was not shown in any context and little or no guidance or techniques were used to help the students understand what was required of them. Teacher Talk Time was way too high and the learners had few opportunities to produce the target language, or any English at all.
He used vocabulary that was too high for the learner level during his attempt to elicit the target grammar at the start of the lesson. In fact, he rushed and jumped so coldly into grammar point that it was hard to watch.
There should also have been more drilling, and individual drilling.
The teacher didn't model correct sentence structure on the whiteboard either. He didn't use proper capitalization or punctuation and made corrections when the students weren't looking.
The teacher was abrasive and seemed annoyed with the students and it is a lesson to us all on the importance of preparation, and having a good attitude.
The second video was a relief to watch compared to the first video. The second had a warm welcome, pair work and a milling exercise to give more opportunity for the students to practice. I still thought the lesson was too teacher-centred and would have liked to see more visuals and better board work to provide for better elicitation and controlled grammar practice in the start of the Study phase.
And, despite students in the video having bare feet, it would have been less distracting and perhaps more professional if the teacher had worn socks!
