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Class Observation Report
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A-Introduction POSTS
The report is about an Elementary English class. The class consists ► 2013 (2)
of 4 students. All the students are adult. 3 girls and a boy. There was ▼ 2012 (11)
a white board, teacher’s desk and a laptop. Teacher is a girl about 24 ► September (1)
years old. ► August (2)
▼ July (8)
Class Observation Report
B-objective
the English teacher wants to teach: A way for improving vocabulary

Grammar: Common English Errors

1-Simple past A way for improving listening
2-how to make it positive and negative WRITING SKILLS SUCCESS IN 20
3-how to make question form MINUTES A DAY! Hello ...
Vocabulary: Becoming fluent in speaking and
Explain some nouns and jobs. writing English. I...
C-The teaching process: Improve Your pronounciation wit a
The teacher started with asking some question about lessons of last poem!
session. She tried to speak to the level of student in order to students Coordinating
could understand her. All students were true beginners because they conjunctionsCoordinating
conjunctions...
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 ABOUT ME
themselves understand their errors and also she prevent peer Amirhusein
correction.
Student of management- Part
Then she writes a sentence on board: “he was the third president” time English teacher and
In this level she tried to teach with inductive method. She started with researcher
an example and asked students: is that a positive sentence or View my complete profile
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.

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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
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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.

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