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This video sequence
shows a number of extracts, totalling about 13
minutes, from a P.3 lesson that lasted an hour.
It is a Chinese language lesson on writing memos,
and the difference between a memo and a letter.
We join the lesson at the point when the teacher
is beginning to clarify the form and structure
of a memo. The lesson proceeds to identify occasions
when a memo might be written. Following that,
the teacher divided the class into four sub-groups
and set tasks for them to do. Two groups are
asked to change a letter into the form of a memo.
The other two groups have to complete the missing
parts of a sample memo.
(If you revisit Unit 1 ,
Video 1 , you will be able
to see part of the post-lesson conference that
followed this lesson, though it is not necessary
to do so in order to complete this Exercise.)
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When you watch the lesson, focus on whether
you think the pupils are learning anything. Is
there any evidence of the following factors,
which might be raised for discussion in a post-lesson
conference?
- pupils' motivation to
learn;
- the appropriateness of the lesson content
and pedagogy, given the age and ability of
the pupils;
- whether pupils are able to keep pace with
the lesson;
- the extent to which pupils are able to relate
what they are expected to learn to their previous
learning;
- whether they are aided in constructing their
own thoughts and ideas about the lesson topic?
These factors are given as a table in the
Appendix of this Unit. It can be used when
viewing the video to assist with note taking.
Can you think of any other indicators you might
be able to use in deciding, in a preliminary
way, whether pupil learning has actually taken
place?
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