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Although I appreciate the insight these videos attempt at giving, I am disappointed by their quality, and the lack of information given. The video quality is barely passable (foggy and over exposed, I couldn't make out images/words at times, nor could I ready student's expressions at times), and the audio is a fail (too low). Additionally, I would had appreciated a little background to the class to assist in applying prior learning from this course, to this unique situation. For instance, which country was this? (This isn't clear until he mentions Thailand, 10 minutes into video #2). What is the classes general English level? How many classes has the instructor had with these students up to the point of this video? (It's really confusing as he introduces himself during video #2, and has the students make name tags which would signify this is the first class, however he then goes into teaching about animals without first building rapport by introducing himself, and learning more about the students) And, although they're all adults, we can't simply assume they're all there on their own accord. Are they there on their own decision, or not? What systematic issues may be at play within their society to \"pressure\" them into taking this English class, if it were indeed their decision? And what year was this video taken in? I think most of this information can easily be supplied within a few bullet points prior to watching the videos and would greatly benefit people in their learning endeavours. Furthermore, I have not heard of a class being covered within 35-ish minutes. I'm aware that video #2 is edited to be a bit shorter, however from my experience, children's classes generally run from 45 - 50 minutes, and classes with adults are usually longer than children's classes, as they're better able to focus. This was touched upon in an earlier unit as well, but it's not discussed at all here. Additionally, I don't think the video should had been edited. Much of what was discussed in earlier units could had been observed. For example, did the teacher interfere or give new information during the this phase or did he relax and keep quiet unless he was needed? Did he stand, or sit? Did he use this time to prep something for the next part of the lesson? Again, I can appreciate the intentions behind this video, but I think the negatives far outweigh the positives. I highly recommend this unit to be reviewed, and revised.
