Class Observation Report
Amirhosein Mardani
The report
is about an Elementary English class. The class consists of 4 students. All the
students are adult. 3 girls and a boy. There was a white board, teacher’s desk
and a laptop. Teacher is a girl about 24 years old.
B-objective
the English teacher wants to teach:
B-objective
the English teacher wants to teach:
Grammar:
1-Simple
past
2-how to make it positive and negative
3-how to make question form
2-how to make it positive and negative
3-how to make question form
Vocabulary:
Explain some
nouns and jobs.
C-The
teaching process:
The teacher
started with asking some question about lessons of last session. She tried to speak to the level of student in
order to students could understand her. All students were true beginners
because they have passed a term and they had a kind of background in English.
When students were wrong teacher corrected them through their sentences. This
is wrong way because teacher didn’t let students themselves understand their
errors and also she prevent peer correction.
Then she
writes a sentence on board: “he was the
third president”
In this
level she tried to teach with inductive method. She started with an example and
asked students: is that a positive sentence or negative? Positive, students
answered. Then she wants student students to change the sentence to negative
and question form. And then she explains them how the structure of sentence is
made. And next she asked some another examples orally. This was deductive part
of teaching; the teacher explained some roles and then went to some examples
and practices. In this part of teaching grammar, the teacher followed academic
way of grammar teaching. It was a completion of inductive and deductive and she
started first with inductive and then went into deductive.
During her
teaching of this part, she tried to concentrate on important part of lesson.
For example here “was” and “were” are important words. She tried to highlight
them with enhance her voice volume or some gestures.
At last for
more practice she wants students to say something negative in simple past about
themselves. Next job was pair working. She divided students to two groups and
wants them to work on subject together. It takes about 3 minutes. After that
she asked them about their work. Here she first let the students correct each
other and then she went to teacher correction. So she didn’t repeat her former
mistake. She let individual student understand his or her error and make an
environment for peer correction and at last teacher correction.
Next part
she did the same. It was about contractions. She started with inductive method
and said some examples about: I am=I’m or you are=you’re. And then she writes
them on board. That was deductive.
Then for
more practice she asked some students that: where were your grandparents born?
She did correction as the previous one.
Then for
better understanding and practice she choose a person to read a simple
sentence, a person for make it to negative, and a person to make it to question
form.
In next part
she was going to teach vocabulary part. She started this part with board, and
wrote some noun and verb on board. For example: paint piano, etc. and then she
made them to jobs like painter or pianist by adding suffixes. Then she went to
book and said to students to do book practice. It takes about 8 minutes. Then
she wants students read answers. She continued with peer correction and teacher
correction. New words here were active concrete words, and they were about
jobs. She gave them simplified definition. And in some extend she wants
students to check dictionary.
In this
stage she made some mistakes according to academic method of vocabulary
teaching. Here she had to start with inductive way and make some background of
new word in students mind, For example by showing some pictures and simple
definitions. But she went to board and started with deductive. She didn’t use
any realia. The good way is suggested here in academic methods is slot given.
She didn’t prepare any pre-organized slots to give to students and practice
them.
At the end
of the class, they have a kind of free discussion about shopping for improving
their speaking skill.
Classroom Observation Form
1. Learner-Centered
Does the instructor Challenge the students? (Give explanations of what
is expected) No, the
process of teaching was like a machine. Each student was waiting for teacher to
explain lessons such as vocabulary or grammar. It is expected here; teacher
invites students to a kind of challenge by asking them about new lessons and
makes a blank space in their mind.
Does
he/she give students choice and control?
No, the class was totally under
teacher’s hands and everything was followed by lesson plans.
Does he/she encourage students to work together?
Yes, in each part It have been observed that
teacher made some teams to working in pair in order to more practice.
Does
he/she ask open ended questions requiring a thoughtful response from students?
No, all the questions were asked by teacher were
easy and simple. Maybe it was because of level of students.
Does he/she provide material that is interesting and
Relevant? No, she just tried to define what is going on and I
hadn’t see use of objects.
Does
he/she show respect (knows names, is polite, etc.)?
Does
he/she provide individual attention to personal learning styles? No, she did not.
Does
he/she encourages students to ask questions? Yes, for example after
each part she asked is there any problem to ask? And she tried to make them to
ask question.
2. Strategic End-Plan (Lesson Planning)
Does the instructor provide the class with a plan for that class?
Period? (Either verbally or a written outline)
Yes, teaching was completely followed by
pre-organized plan, and she followed them step by step.
Does
he/she come to the class prepared with notes, instructor aides, equipment
needed, etc.? No, all the things were verbally and there was no
written things and any equipment.
Does he/she explain any and all materials needed for that class
period? Yes, it was complete,
However it could be more completed !
Does he/she use technology such as Visualize, computer, and etc?
No, there was a laptop and projector but no use in
class.
3. Resource-Rich
Does the instructor use notes /handouts/ Whiteboard/ Videos /computer
presentations /demonstrations/textbooks/ Other resource materials? (if yes make
a mention of any noticed) Yes just whiteboard for explaining some roles for lesson.
