Action Comments

Writing action comments helps you to give valuable information to your teacher. At the beginning of class, write on the back of your card: 1) the date, 2) your English target—what percentage (%) of English you hope to speak—and, if possible, 3) the class activities. During class, write 4) your conversation partners’ names. Then, in the last few minutes of class, write the following: 5) the % of English used, 6) numeric evaluations from 1 to 6 under the headings Interesting, Useful, and Challenging, and 7) your general comments about class. At first, this may seem confusing, but these examples should help you:

IMPORTANT! When writing numeric evaluations, the “best” score for Interesting and Useful is “6,” and the “best” score for Challenging is “4” (that means just a little above your level). Comments can include what you thought of the activities or how you felt when you were doing them. You can also write about how good the activities were for your learning, or anything you think you’d like to your teacher to know.

Sometimes, your teacher may return some of these comments to you and your classmates (without names!) in a class newsletter. The newsletter will help you to know what your classmates think and feel about the class. It can also give you ideas about how to do things in the class differently or more effectively. Hopefully, class newsletters will help make the class even more enjoyable and productive.