ENGLISH PEDAGOGY

STUDENT TEACHING PRACTICE

OBSERVATION STAGE

Task 1: The School and Learning Environment

Name of the student teacher: Giovanca Mena Serrano

Name of School: Colegio Inglés Pasionista

Number of students: 28

Date: 28/09/2010 Class: 8º Grade

Briefly describe the following aspects:

1. The school:

Describe the general background of the school including the physical

location, organisation, student population, philosophy and educational
and behavioural policies.

The school is located in the centre of Limache, it has Primary and

Secondary levels, it has 416 students, it is a Catholic School.

2. The classroom

Describe the atmosphere of the room and the levels of engagement in

the room. Make notes on seating, sight lines, space, air, light,
whiteboard, equipment, etc.

The classrooms are very small and they are not very good illuminated,
they have small whiteboards and there are few types of equipment for
the teachers to work with.

3. The activities & resources

a) Make notes on the kind of activities used, the nature of student

involvement, balance of student doing things and teacher doing
things.
The teacher always brings extra activities to work with the
students, and the students are very much involved with the
subject, they really enjoy the classes.

b) Describe the resources used and the materials available within the
school. How are the resources used in the classroom?
There is only one Data equipment, and they are limited on the
quantity on photocopies they can request, but the teacher brings
her own material to work in the classroom.

Task 2: Student´s learning

In this second observation task, you should focus on the things that help
to create conditions for effective learning and on the aspects that play
a part in preventing learning.

1. The learners
 How motivated are the learners? Why? To what extent are they
taking part in their own learning? To what extent are they
expecting the teacher to do the work for them?
These are most motivated students I have ever known, they are
very involved with the learning process, they really care for the
teacher, so they try to participate in every activity. They are also
self-sufficient when working on each activity.

2. Behaviour during classroom activities

Describe the ways students are encouraged to participate in
activities. Are there any particular strategies for managing issues
and motivating students? Are there any students with special
needs?
Being a small class, they are always willing to participate, and the
teacher gives them all the chances to do it

3. Discuss the learning styles and levels of English in the

classroom.
The students are more interested on visual aids, like ppt. or
videos, but they have a pretty good level on the English
communicative skills.

Please do not use names or anything that can be offensive to the school, teachers or
University.
IVV/RGS
2010