Today I observed a 3A grammar class. Today's lesson was about infinitives and gerunds, coincidentally. I got to see the difference between how the professor teaches the class, and how Ms. Kim taught us the same subject. Ms. Kim's approach was more rapid-fire and explicative. Ms. Wagner allowed the class to speak amongst themselves and out loud. One activity that I thought was particularly interesting was assigning one student in a small group to act like a police officer and have them ask the other group members what their alibis are after a crime. This activity forced the students to practice the past tense and also the verb-ing form of words. While Ms. Wagner tried to get all of the students to participate, some students stayed quiet. I hope that this only happened because it's only the second week of the class and they are still getting used to participation.
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