Reflections on Observation Task 2: Reading a Story in

the Local UAE Preschool

1. What preparation (i.e. pre-listening activity) did the teacher

give the learners before they listened to the text?
She played a song of the story but they didnt like it so she
changed the video then they liked the other one.

If they had some preparation, select (a) if they did not, select
(b).

a. How did the pre-listening activity help students understand?

-Students can relate the picture with the name of the animals in English.

b. What pre-listening activity could the teacher have used to help

students understand the target language better?

2. Were the learners engaged in while-listening activity/activities? If they

were, select (a); if they were not, select (b).

a. What were the aims of the while-listening activity/activities?

b. What while-listening activity/activities could the teacher have

used to help learners understand better what they were listening to?

-They were listing to a song of the story she could model by the
puppets and read the story with her voice and effects.

3. Did the learners have a post-listening activity/activities? If

they did, select (a); if they did not, select (b).

a. What were the aims of the post-listening activity/activities?

b. What post-listening activity/ activities might have helped the learners to

understand what they had heard well?
-They were listing to a song of the story she could model by the puppets
and read the story with her voice and effects.
-The other story they did a crafts of a carb.

4. How many times did the learners listen to the text / recording?
Two times

a. Would it have increased their understanding if they had been allowed

to listen to the recording again? Explain.
Yes, while the student listing to the record they could actually repeat
the words they listing to and that how they learn.
 b. Did the learners hear the whole text at once, or in parts? They heard it all in
once.

c. If so, which was the most helpful?

Watching the video helped them repeat the words they hear but the hearing
the teacher makes them say what they know.

Think about the advantages and disadvantages of using the model of

pre-, while- and post-listening activities to teach a listening lesson.
Write first from the perspective of the teacher and then from the
perspective of the learners.