Vignette

A first grade of thirty-two students sitting in groups of four. The English lesson is about healthy food. The teacher, Mrs Smith introduces the new vocabulary using flashcards. All the students pay attention to her and repeat the words. Mrs Smith wants to continue the lesson with an online video of a song in order for the students to get more familiar with the pronunciation of the words. However, she has some problems as regards a correct use of the laptop computer. The laptop computer in the classroom is a very old one and there are no inscriptions on the keyboard. Mrs Smith made a big effort in order to run the video but she couldn’t. It soon became evident for the children that the teacher was not familiar with the use of online videos in the classroom. The students complained and Mrs Smith decided to move on to another activity. She went to the front of the class and taught the students how to write the words which she had previously introduced. Then, the students worked on their activity books as passive learners.