Extra material | 99 Answer Key Chapter 2 Task 2.2 Chapter 3 Task 2.3 1. What were Lorena’s initial concerns?
She noticed her students were not working properly in listening activities
so she wanted to know why they were not completing their listening tasks.
2. What were Lorena’s initial questions?
1. In which listening activities do my students listen better?
2. How is listening presented during the lesson?
3. What kind of information are my students able to identify from the
listening material?
4. How does the length of the listening material affect students’
performance?
The three situations show different ways in which teachers
can approach a problematic or puzzling situation in the
classroom. The maths teacher (1) decided to stop doing
something because she was unhappy with the results. Even
though what she did may be valid, this is not an example
of research since no evidence was collected to identify the
reasons for the problem. Similarly, although the science
teacher (3) changed his teaching to try to improve his
students’ participation, he did not gather any information
or analyse the situation either before or after making the
change. On the contrary, the English teacher (2) did collect
information by asking her students and a colleague, and
she compared this information when analyzing it. She then
planned a strategy not only to improve her students’ lack of
participation during video-based lessons but also to gather
more information, this time about the change she wanted
to make. She went beyond signs and looked for data. Only
example (2), then, can be seen as an example of research.
Task 3.1 Letter
B In these situations, there seems to be a focus on solving
the situation by ‘acting’ on it. This is a common thing
teachers do and it is understandable since they need to
solve a number of problems in their classroom and in
relatively little time. You probably feel a need to act now!
