Teaching Pronunciation: Observation Guide and Guidelines for Reports Prof.

Marina Cantarutti (2012) OBSERVATION GUIDE How to go about this guide: a) As you sit in the class, take a look at the setting: look at teacher and students talking and doing things, look at the classroom, look at the materials. b) As the lesson progresses, take down everything you see and hear (including your own impressions before, during and after the class!). Focus on: Teacher language Class procedure Students reactions and questions Use of resources Use of the board Student performance before and after the teaching stage. c) Complete this guide after the lesson, once you go back to your notes. 1. Class Plan and Procedure
(Note that not all lessons may follow all stages or even respect this sequence. If that is the case, make a note of it and try to infer why).

Course/Level: Timetable: Topic / Unit: Resources: LESSON PLAN and PROCEDURE Warm-up (For each stage, describe the steps in this stage, the resources and the timing. If possible, include the words used by the teacher or students) AwarenessRaising stage Systematis ation Listening Discriminat ion Controlled Practice Spontaneo us Practice Recycling Round-off

2. Student Activity Check the activities that students do, and mention when they are required that they do so: Listen to teacher: Listen to audio: Repeat words: Repeat phrases/chunks: Check answers: Ask: Interact with classmates: Give feedback: Receive feedback: Other: 3. Teacher activity Check the activities carried out by the teacher, and discuss when and how they are performed: Elicits Explains Gives feedback (how?) Answers questions Listens Other:

4. Resources Describe and assess the resources used in the lesson by looking at these criteria: Video, Audio or Written Material? Authentic or Adapted? For repetition, perception or discovery? Exploited in detail or gone over quickly? Quite new or outdated? Suitable to the level or challenging/too simple? Easily integrated within the language classroom? Related to some other linguistic skill or content?

5. Final Remarks Was the lesson effective, in your opinion? Find evidence for your answer. Would you have done something different or differently? How? Why? Provide two resources you can use to teach the same feature/s. Acknowledge the source.

CLASS OBSERVATION REQUIREMENTS Course: Teacher: Teacher Trainee: Lesson #1 School: Course/Strea m: Teachers name and signature: Date: Lesson #2 School: Course/Strea m: Teachers name and signature: Date: Lesson #3 School: Course/Strea m: Teachers name and signature: Date: Lesson #4 School: Course/Strea m: Teachers name and signature: Date: