Ruta De Mejora

MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE WORLD ORGANISATION

IN-SERVICE CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

DIRECTED PEER OBSERVATIONS

OBSERVATION REPORT NO. ___

Candidate’s name: ____________________________________

Date of the report: _____________________________________

This form is intended to help you focus your attention on some important aspects of a class. Do not interrupt the class or participate unless the class teacher requests a contribution.

Teacher

Observed: Carlos Benavides

School:

Liceo del Valle

Course level: B2

Number of students: 25 Average age of

students: 16-17

Date of the

Observation: Main aim of the observation (Task no.) 4

Reflection upon the aspect(s) observed:

Marker :

Return Date:

ICELT Peer Observation Task - Language Presentation

This has been designed as a checklist, but more detail and comments could be given if required.

1. Was the language to be taught appropriate?

2. Did the teacher analyse the language carefully?

3. Was the aim of the lesson sufficiently limited?

4. Were the language items presented in a sensible order?

5. Was the language presented related to known language?

6. Apart from the new items, was all the language used known language?

7. Was the teacher's language natural?

8. Did the teacher indicate and limitations of the new language to particular varieties.

9. Was a rule given? Was it a good idea?

10. Vocabulary: was it

appropriate?

enough?

too much?

related?

adequately presented?

If definitions were used, were they accurate?

Did they use only known language?

11. Pronunciation

Did the teacher foresee and make provision for problems?

Were the models clear?

Did the students hear it enough before saying it?

Were pieces for repetition short enough?

By the end of the lesson, could students pronounce the new material reasonably accurately and at normal speed?

Reflection.

Using this observed lesson as a mirror of your own teaching, what comments can you make about language presentation in your classes? Is there anything you would want to change, experiment with, how could you go about doing so? What aspects would you like to develop in the future?

Adapted by A. Navarro from ICELT Induction Pack – Centre’s Observation Tasks and Guidelines-

(tasks originally designed by “International Training Institute”

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