Table 6 Conversation between Ms. Natasha and her students during the first day of the unit in lesson 1
Speaker | Content | Observation/code |
|---|---|---|
Ms. Natasha | How many people have been to Ecuador or somewhere in that area? | Initiating |
Students | (no hands were raised) | Responding |
M.s Natasha | Me neither. (.) We’re going to do some research. | Evaluating |
We’re going into the fish market | Showed video to students and talked to them simultaneously | |
Students | Woaaaah! | |
Student 1 | I like fishing | |
Student 2 | It smells bad | |
Ms. Natasha | What do you see? | Initiating |
See...they’re butchering the fish right there. (.) I’m sure that seals smells the fish. But they’re right next to water, right? | Saw seals and fish in the video. | |
Student 3 | Hey fishy! | Responding Saw fish |
Ms. Natasha | These are pretty big fish, right? | Evaluating |
Student 4 | They allow you go out on boat? | Responding (with question) |
Ms. Natasha | That might be the fisherman. | Evaluating |
You can see they’re keeping the fish in this container, right? | ||
Okay. So we’re going to look at the letter. (.) Can I get a volunteer to read? | ||
Alright, one second. So let’s make sure….what are we doing? | Initiating | |
Student 5 | We’re making a...we’re trying to make a small solar oven for them to help cook fish | Responding |
Ms. Natasha | Why are they trying to cook fish? | Evaluating and initiating |
So they’ll be easier to sell (.) So they’re trying to make more money, right? |