Mane CO#1

Class: Speaking
Group: 2B
Instructor: Olivia James


I found Professor James’ class to be very dynamic and interesting. Going in, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Since it’s a speaking class, it would be easy to spend the classroom time by having students speak to each other in English, but of course even speaking classes need to be much more than that. Professor James had students from different backgrounds pair up with each other and ask questions about each other’s cultures. She also provided them with a guide on what types of questions could be asked. The students had a lively discussion with one another. The experience gave me ideas on how you can make a speaking class interesting and fun for the students in order to keep them engaged.

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