The setting for the observation portion of my practicum was a speaking
class with a focus on Canadian culture. The class and consisted of fourteen to
eighteen students from five different countries (Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea,
Bangladesh), each with a different language base. The students were young
adults at an intermediate level of English and were concurrently taking reading
and writing courses. Classes took place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and
were two hours long. I began observing at the beginning of a session, so the
students were new to the sponsor teacher. I observed on Mondays and Wednesdays
only, for five class sessions over three weeks. According to the curriculum,
the topics to be covered were Cultural Customs, Meeting and Getting to Know
People, and Participating in Social events. Due to institutional reporting
requirements, two tests were scheduled during this time, so some extra material
was included. This is reflected in the Objectives area of the Journal that
follows.
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