UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE EL SALVADOR
ENGLISH DIDACTICS II – SECTION B
CLASS OBSERVATION REPORT
The use of a/an
TOPIC TO TEACH: _________________________ Wednesday, february
DATE: _________________ 26th
Verónica de Contreras.
TEACHER’S NAME: ______________________________________________________ STUDENT’S YEAR: ____5th grade_________
Fátima Carolina Ruano
STUDENT’S NAME: ______________________________________________________
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT DURING
The teacher did an excellent job; she really loves what she does, her patient was the key to maintain the harmony during the class. The students
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gave all of them even though they do not manage the language at all, the teacher’s enthusiasm worked pretty well in order to introduce the new
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topic to the students. She managed the distractors in a very good way, and that gave her all the student’s attention.
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TIME DESCRIPTION OF WHAT I SAW (TEACHER DID) WHAT STUDENTS DID WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT
First of all, they are kids around 10 and 11 years, so the teacher The students really wanted to learn That was an excellent warm up to put
needed to be creative with the way she taught the topic. The about the numbers and they enjoyed in practice the previous topic because
10 class was about 50 minutes, so the first 15 minutes the teacher the warm up, there were laugh and they learned a lot and demonstrated
minutes. develop an excellent warm up, that involved all the students, joyful from the students. that they really wanted to show what
Warm-up since they are kids, the teacher spoke more Spanish than English, They were playing attention to each they are able to show their abilities
that’s why the warm up activity was in Spanish/English, the instructions she gave and giving all and that they were studying the
activity was “sharks are coming”. The students put in practice the their effort. They were very class.
previous topic, “numbers”. The teacher gave the instructions in
energetic.
an easy way, understandable and funny. She was playing
attention to each student and giving feedback each time a
student made a mistake.
The students wanted to learn, They both, students and teacher,
they showed their enthusiasm gave all their effort, not only for
and attention to the teacher. learning but also for teaching.
When the teacher asked for I consider that the technique the
participation, they put their hands teacher used is pretty effective in
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up and go to the front to do what order to get the students involved
minutes about the topic.
the teacher was asking for.
Topic
When they had doubts, they
didn’t hesitate to asked about it.
The students worked the
worksheet in a silent way and
completed it according to the
The teacher gave a space in order to resolve all the time the teacher gave them. This part was kind of bored because
questions/doubts the students could have about the topic. The students were quiet of impatient the students were impatient, so I
10 She demonstrated a good attitude even though the students in because they wanted to go out but consider that she could do another
Minutes this part of the class were kind of distractive due to the break despite that, they played attention kind of activity in this part, the
Wrap-up time to them. and asked for doubts. students got the topic very fast, so
She answered in a very good way the questions asked and gave They were a few doubts because they that’s why she had to confirm that
extra examples in order to teach in other way the things they got the topic so fast. with a game or an interactive activity
didn’t get in the first time.
to see if they really got the topic.
She was patient and kind with each of them, she went seat by
seat asking to each student about doubts.
This part was fast because all of them got the topic, they were
just a few things but easy to solved.
GENERAL IDEAS OF THE CLASS:
The class was pretty nice, the students wanted to learn and they demonstrated that. The teacher was super energetic and spontaneous with the
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students, she did a really good job, she wasn’t nervous and she was able to resolved all the doubts the students had. The sitting arrangement was in
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U, so the teacher could have a great view about what the students were doing at the time they were working. They both, students and teacher, did
an excellent job, the students were actively playing attention and the teacher was so energetic and kind with all of them.
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MY SUGGESTIONS FOR HIM OR HER:
In general, she did a great job, nevertheless she needs to improve the wrap-up because the students at the end of the class were without the enthusiasm
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they had at the beginning, she needs to do other type of activity, perhaps a mini game including the topic taught.
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In the other hand, she needs to put away her cellphone when it is time for practice, she didn’t use it a lot, but when she used it, the students were playing
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attention about what she was doing.
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