Scenario #1 by Aris Winger https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl You are in your STEM lecture and as you ask students a question you notice two students look to each other and begin to speak in their dominant language. You find them distracting and cannot understand what they have said or whether they are talking about the question you posed. You ask if they have any questions. They continue to speak to each other ignoring you. What do you do? en-us 2022-08-25 13:41:00 UTC 2026-02-21 01:16:09 UTC hello@padlet.com learn the language :D https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272594821 2022-08-26 11:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272594821 I've snapped at similar situations in the past even though I didn't want to. Today, I acknowledge I might not know what is going on and ask the students if they want to share something. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595423 2022-08-26 11:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595423 I would tell the students to switch to English, as it is not polite to use a language which is not understood by the entire audience. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595476 2022-08-26 11:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595476 be patient and discuss what happened with them after class https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595547 2022-08-26 11:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595547 Tell the students " I don't mind if you talk but I really need you to keep it down" https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595628 2022-08-26 11:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595628 Ask them if they can share with me what they are discussing. Let them know they can continue to speak in that language, but if I can help, I would like to. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595762 2022-08-26 11:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595762 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595791 Honstly, it never happened to me but I guess I would kindly insist on getting an answer from them.]]> 2022-08-26 11:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272595791 I would try to think if I did something wrong in the classroom. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596012 2022-08-26 11:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596012 Two students did this last semester... they asked if they could converse in hungarian instread of english. I said yes, but then also worked to break them up when we did pairs so they could also learn from others, even if in english. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596512 2022-08-26 11:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596512 Vocal variety skills work most of the times https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596628 2022-08-26 11:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596628 It's not so much about which language they use. It's more about disrupting the class by chatting among themselves. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596890 2022-08-26 11:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272596890 the real problem here is ignoring me, not the fact that they are speaking in their dominant language https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272597483 2022-08-26 11:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272597483 I'm trying to imagine how I would react if I knew the language (e.g. it is one of my secondary languages) vs. I don't know it. How would my reaction differ? https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272598310 2022-08-26 11:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/j4hykf7bjdm08wbl/wish/2272598310