The document summarizes an observation of a second grade English lesson with 39 beginner level students. The observer evaluated whether the teacher gave clear, simple instructions and checked student understanding. Some areas for improvement noted were for the teacher to be clearer in instructions, check understanding through questions, and be more efficient with time spent giving instructions. The observer provided suggestions to help the teacher in these areas.

1. Observation instrument: Give clear instructions at the students.
General Information:
Number of students: 39 Grade: Second Grade
Age: 15 years Level of English: beginner
Lesson time: 90 minutes
Observer: Valeria Gómez
Student-teacher observer: Valeria Gómez
Aim: to check the teacher ability to give simple and clear instructions, that should be easy
to understand for the students.
Instructions: put and X in the boxes Yes/No if the statement is observe or not, and add a
comments or suggestions in the corresponding box.
Statement Yes No Comments/Suggestions
1. - The teacher created an appropriate
X
environment to give the instructions (silence
beforehand, eye contact, authoritative tone).
2. - The instructions were simple and logical.
X
3.- Student knew all the necessary information
X
to complete the task (background knowledge)
4. - The instruction had short sentences or one
X Teacher should be more
sentence to specify each important point, to be
clear to give the
clearer. instructions and check
understanding

2. 5. - The teacher use gestures to clarify the
X
instruction, if it was necessary.
6. - Teacher checked understanding (ICQ’s- Teacher should ask
X students to repeat the
CCQ’s- ask at one student to repeat the
instructions. They can
instruction or perform it). repeat in English if they
can or in Spanish.
7.- Teacher used the appropriate time to give Teacher repeats many
X times the instructions, and
the instruction
it was not necessary.
Comments:
Teacher should be conscious about the time that takes to give the instructions, and also
check understanding through questions.
Bibliography:
Harmer, Jeremy. 1998. “How to teach English” Chapter one, How to be a good teacher.
Scrivener, Jim. 1994. “Learning Teaching” Chapter Five, 89-91.