Isabel CO #4

 

Listening - Group 3 (High Intermediate) - Dr. Olivia James

Date/Time: July 3, 2:00 PM-2:30 PM

Topic/Skill: Adopting and Fostering Children/Listening comprehension, writing, speaking


Pre-listening 

Class started with Dr. James handing out a blank Venn diagram for fostering vs. adoption processes. She asked verbal questions to prompt students for ideas for comparisons. She led a discussion explaining the processes, needs, and complications of each. The questions on the worksheet were about the students’ personal thoughts about adoption, foster care, and their personal experiences or those of someone they know. Dr. James shared her personal experience having a biological sister and an adopted brother and how her brother had different life experiences. She also discussed her adopted brother meeting his biological brother. 


The essay the class listened to in class, “What is a mother?” was part of the handout. Dr. James read this aloud while students followed along by reading the text. 


Post-listening

Dr. James asked why mother-figures appear, and asked a student about his personal mother and mother-figure experiences to further elaborate on the meanings of the words. It was a very personal story. As the student was speaking, he corrected his spoken errors most of the time. Occasionally, when he was struggling to find the right words or word forms, Dr. James helped out. It was obvious that everyone understood his story by their emotional reactions. After the student shared his experiences, the class filled out definitions for the bolded words from the text. 

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