Chan-CO#1

     Upon entering Victoria Davis’ 1pm speaking class, I was welcomed and greeted in a warm and friendly manner.  Although Ms. Davis spoke incredibly fast, she was focused on her class as they were briefly discussing the fact that they would not be going to the Capitol Building-- due to the current protests happening.  Some students voiced their disappointment and stated that it would be an All-American experience to see a protest at the Capitol.  Instead, Ms. Davis’ class merged with another class and we trekked to Strozier Library to do research on the buildings of FSU.  The purpose of the research was to discover interesting things about the buildings in order to conduct a campus tour while sharing the information with their peers on the following day. 

     The activity seemed to be very beneficial in more than one way.  First, each student worked with an assigned partner from the other class, which forced him or her to interact with a person outside of their own culture.  Secondly, the teachers were guiding the students individually through their research, which is very practical, considering most of the students want to attend college in the U.S., and may need guidance in how to conduct research in English.  The activity was engaging and purposeful.