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Yesterday I observed Ramin’s group 4a speaking class. As soon as he came in he presented the class itinerary on the board.

5 min – Ramin took roll and talked to students about an assignment they were supposed to have done before coming to class that involved them interviewing students about Halloween. The CIES students were supposed to have recorded their interview. Ramin asked the class what they thought the rationale of listening to their own recordings was and also gives them the rationale for the assignment that they were supposed to have done.

25 min – Students received a handout that contained some of the grammar mistakes that they had made during the interviews. They formed pairs or groups and began to work on correcting their grammar mistakes. Ramin, Harrison, and I helped the students with their grammar and pronunciation errors.

10 mins – Ramin went over the presentation requirements for a presentation they would have to conduct the following day. He gave examples of power point slide topics and answered students’ questions.

10 mins – For the last ten minutes of class Ramin went over how to give a good presentation and what the steps were to make it memorable and engaging. He talked about attention getting techniques and involved the class by asking them the rationale for the various techniques he was talking about, such as “why use facts in your presentation?” and “why is it good to be redundant”? etc.

It was a real pleasure observing Ramin’s class. The students speaking level was high enough for me to carry on seamless conversation with them while we were going over their interview corrections, and the class flowed smoothly from start to finish.