class-observation

whatisclassobservation?Classobservationisacollaborativeprocess.Boththepersonbeingobservedhaveimportantrolesbefore,during,andaftertheobservation.whattoobserve?•inalanguagelearningclassroom,thereisalottoobserve:•teachingbehaviorandlearningbehavior,patternsofinteraction,differentlearningstyles,differentteachingstrategies,patternsofgroupdynamics,etc.physicalfeatureslearnerbehaviorslanguagethelessonteachingskillsandstrategiesclassroommanagementteachingaidsandmaterials:Please，“thankyou”orI'msorry?howcouldyoudescriblethisteacher'sclassroomlanguageonthewhole(e.g.polite,sparse,inefficient,choppy,friendly,respectful)?what'stheteacher'smeta-language?whatishis/hercommunicativepurpose?differentquestiontypesmayhavequitedifferenteffectonstudents?questionstoaskabouttheteachingaim/objective:whatis(are)theoverallaim(s)ofthelesson?isitoraretheyachieved?Howdoyouknow?Weretheteacher'saimsmadeexplicittostudents?ifnot,doyouthinkstudentsbecameawareoftheaimsofthelesson?Noticehowtheteacherestablishessetintheclassroomthemajorteachingstrategyusedintheclassobservehowtheteachermakeselicitationobservetheteach’squestioningstrategiesobservehowtheteachershowincorrectness1page2212aboutpatternofinteraction,observewhattypeofinteractionpatternscharacterizedifferentphasesoflessonsordifferentclassroomactivities3abouttimingandpace,noticestudenttalkingtimeandtheteachertalkingtime,isithigh/low?Observetheuseofteachingaids.(theboard,realobjects,puppets,textbook,handouts/worksheets,flashcards/cuecardswallcharts/pictures,posters,maps,pictures,video,radio,orcomputer.)observematerialsusedinclassteachingcarefullywiththepurposeofidentifyingtheteachinggoalstheyachieve1learner'sbook,eitherchosenbytheteacherorthegroupofteachersresponsiblefortheforeignlanguageattheinstitutionorrecommendedofficially2complementarymaterialstothebook,suchasexercisebook,teacher'sbook,tapes,videotapes,CD-ROM3excerptsfromotherdidacticmaterials,suchasotherlearner'sbooksorbooks/materialsonspecificsubjects,likelisteningactivities,topicsforconverstaion,grammarexercisesorother4non-adaptedmaterialsintheforeignlanguage,suchaspressarticlesorpictures,audionorvideorecordingsfromauthenticsources,advertisements,etc.;self-madematerialslikeworksheetstransparencies,etc.