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The document provides guidelines for lesson observation in 3 parts: 1. Procedures for observers to follow when entering and being in the classroom, including arriving early, being unobtrusive, and making notes accessible to teachers upon request. 2. A classroom snapshot task where observers note details about the classroom layout, student arrangement and numbers, course books, and supplementary materials used. 3. Post-observation questions about how classroom conditions and resources either help or hinder learning, and what could be done to address any hindrances.

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Observation Format 1

The document provides guidelines for lesson observation in 3 parts: 1. Procedures for observers to follow when entering and being in the classroom, including arriving early, being unobtrusive, and making notes accessible to teachers upon request. 2. A classroom snapshot task where observers note details about the classroom layout, student arrangement and numbers, course books, and supplementary materials used. 3. Post-observation questions about how classroom conditions and resources either help or hinder learning, and what could be done to address any hindrances.

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Guidelines for lesson observation

The observation of classroom teachers is serious business: it should not be


approached casually. Learning how to observe in a manner acceptable takes time,
careful reflection, personal tact, and creativity. An observer is a guest in the teacher's
classroom, who is there thanks to the goodwill of the cooperating teacher. A guest's
purpose for visiting is not to judge or criticize the classroom teacher or to offer
suggestions, but simply to learn through observing.

Procedures:
 You should arrive in the classroom a few minutes ahead of time. If something
unexpected comes up and you are not able to observe the class, you should
notify your mentor as soon as possible. It is your responsibility to keep your
mentor informed.
 Once you have entered the classroom, you should be as unobtrusive as
possible, sitting where directed by the teacher. It is important to bear in mind
that you are not a regular member of the class. You should take your written
notes as unobtrusively as possible and you should not initiate or pursue a
conversation unnecessarily.
 Any notes you take during a classroom visit should be made accessible to the
teacher if he or she requests. Any direct references to teachers, in either formal
or informal situations, must be kept anonymous.

Source: Murphy, J.M.1991. An etiquette for the non-supervisory observation of L2 classrooms.


Paper presented at the 1st International Conference on Teacher Education, City Polytechnic of Hong Kong.
TEACHING PRACTICUM
CLASSROOM OBSERVATION TASK 1
Classroom Snapshot
Date: Class observed: Level of class: Observer’s name:

Cooperating teacher’s name: Institution:

“We do not need to attend classroom training programs for everything. Observation opens the windows of
knowledge around us”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Open the Windows

In this task you are asked to note down what you notice in terms of the classroom, students, and resources
available for teaching.

Before the lesson:


Familiarize yourself with the observation instrument for this task.
Make sure you arrive minutes earlier to meet the teacher and ask for an appropriate place where you can
sit.

Part 1. Students
For this part, you can ask the teacher to get information about the students

How many students are there in this class?


Boys ( ) Girls ( )

Age of the students

When did they start learning English?

Level of students

During the lesson:


Part 2. The classroom
While observing the lesson, you should focus on the classroom physical layout.

1. Describe the classroom (space, light, warmth, equipment, posts on the walls, number of students in
class, materials available and accessible, etc)
2. Sitting Arrangement (Describe how learners are organized in the class and changes that occur in
seating arrangement during the lesson)

Part 3. Course book and Resources

What course book do they use in the school? Was it used during the lesson? Describe what you observed in
terms of use of materials.

What supplementary material is used along with the course book? (DVDs, Audios, Posters, Worksheets)

What other teaching resources are available for teachers?


After the lesson:
Based on the notes and analysis of the lesson you observed, answer the following question. How do you
think that the classroom, the resources available, and the students help create conditions for effective
learning? What aspects do you think might hinder learning and what would you do to solve that?

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