Class observation in teaching practice: activity

1. Professor Alexander Benito

2. February 8, 2021
Today’s class agenda
1. Welcoming.
2. Reading check. Switching questionnaires. 10 min.
3. Video activity. 25 min.
4. Closing. 10 min.
5. The Course Vocabulary Bank. (CVBank) 10
6. Reading material for next week in week 2. Teaching the language
system. Oral presentation of short sections of the chapter. 2 min.

3. Hands on activity:
1. Decide on a focus to observe. Choose one option from the list below:
⦁ The teacher’s body language.
⦁The teacher’s tone of voice.
⦁The teacher’s use of language for explaining.
⦁The classroom.
⦁The teacher’s use of materials.
⦁The students’ use of language.
⦁The teacher’s time management.
⦁The activity.
⦁The way the teacher maintains order.
2. Decide on an observation procedure: checklist, seating chart, field note,
narrative summary, or other.
3. Watch the video on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaM8fqg4h3Y
4. Complete the observation procedure with information from the video.
5. Share the results with the class.

4. The focus of
the
observation
(Richards & Farrell,
2011, pp. 92-93)
Lesson structure
• The
opening,developing,
closing
• Number of activities
• Links and transitions
Classroom
management
strategies
• Setting up groups
• Maintaining order
• Time management
• Seating
arrangement
Types of teaching
activities
• Whole class
activities
• Pair and group work
• Individual

5. The focus of
the
observation
(Richards & Farrell,
2011, pp. 92-93)
Teaching
strategies
• Presenting
tasks
• Orgnizing
practice
• Teaching
techniques
Teacher’s use
of materials
• Use of
textbook
• Use of other
resources
Teacher’s use
of language
• Use of
instructional
langauge
• Use of
questions
• Feedback
techniques
• Explanations
of vocabulary
and grammar

6. The focus of
the
observation
(Richards & Farrell,
2011, pp. 92-93)
Students’ use of
language
• Use of
langauge in
group work.
• Use of the
mother tongue.
• Problems with
grammar.
• Problems with
pronunciation.
Students’
interaction
• Time on task
• Questioning
behaviours
• Student-to-
student talk
Others
• Body language
• The physical
design of the
classroom
• Interactions
• Etc, etc

7. Observation procedures (Richards & Farrell, 2011, pp. 94-95)
Seating charts

8. Teaching the language system
Oral presentations
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
• Dowload the core reading from Moodle. Week 2.
• Prepare a short oral presentation to explain the topic assigned
according to the chart in the next slide.
• Also give a short example.
• Rehearse your presentation beforehand.

9. Teaching the
language
system.
Oral
Presentations.
Monday, Feb.
15
TEACHING THE LANGUAGE SYSTEM - FEB. 15
Nombre Apellido(s) Topic to explain Time
1Jhoan Andres ALVAREZ REY The deductive approach 5 to 7 minutes
2Mayra Alejandra CEPEDA ZAPATA The inductive approach 5 to 7 minutes
3Jaime Alejandro DIAZ BETANCOURT Explaining meaning 5 to 7 minutes
4Valentina FERRO CAMELO Explaining language construction 5 to 7 minutes
5Juan Felipe GALVIS RIVERA Controlled practice and freer practice 5 to 7 minutes
6Laura Ximena GODOY ROJAS Teaching grammar 5 to 7 minutes
7Valentina GOMEZ AMAYA Teaching pronunciation 5 to 7 minutes
8Karley Daniela GONZALEZ ANDRADE Teaching vocabulary 5 to 7 minutes
9Karen Tatiana HERRERA CASALLAS Teaching language functions 5 to 7 minutes
10Cristian Alberto MARTINEZ TOVAR Slips, errors and attempts 5 to 7 minutes
11Angie Marcela MAYORGA QUEVEDO Correcting students 5 to 7 minutes
12Sebastian MONROY LEON The deductive approach 5 to 7 minutes
13Yenni Patricia OLAYA MUNOZ The inductive approach 5 to 7 minutes
14John Walter ORTIZ MUNOZ Explaining meaning 5 to 7 minutes
15Juan Esteban PARRA ORREGO Explaining language construction 5 to 7 minutes
16Bathory Selene PINZON VIRGUEZ Controlled practice and freer practice 5 to 7 minutes
17Laura Valentina RIANO PINZON Teaching grammar 5 to 7 minutes
18Andres David RUIZ PINTO Teaching pronunciation 5 to 7 minutes
19Karen Melisa SIERRA LEYVA Teaching vocabulary 5 to 7 minutes
20Dana Valentina SUAREZ MARIN Teaching language functions 5 to 7 minutes
21Estefani TRIANA FIGUEROA Slips, errors and attempts 5 to 7 minutes
22Oscar Daniel VARGAS ROJAS Correcting students 5 to 7 minutes

10. The Course Vocabulary Bank. (CVBank)
For each core reading or chapter, do the following activity:
⦁ Choose between 4 and 5 key words related to the topic.
⦁ Write the definitions.
⦁ Include an example or ilustration.
⦁ Organize the course vocabulary bank into categories (lexical sets) for
better learning.
⦁ Create your CVBank using any free app or design your own one.
⦁ Make your CVBank eye-catching and organized.

11. Template for journal observation practicum

12. Review of Teaching the Language System
https://kahoot.it/