Band 1 Band Band 3 Band Band 5

2 4
View of Does not Provide trust/safe environment. Provides trust/safe environment. Provides trust/safe environment maximizing

Some features of Band 3 and some features of Band 1 in

Some features of Band 3 and some features of Band 5 in

learning learners’ engagement.

Does not make context relevant to Makes context relevant to learners. Makes context relevant to learners maximizing
learners. engagement, establishing real-life applicability.

approximately equal measure

approximately equal measure

Does not offer learners the necessary Offers support to learners to use the Offers support to learners, providing resources and
support to use the language. language, providing resources and guidance, and promoting autonomous use of the
guidance. language.

Does not encourage genuine use of Encourages genuine use of language as Encourages genuine use of language as a means of
language as a means of communication. a means of communication. communication consistently.

Does not promote interaction. Promotes interaction. Appropriately promotes plenty and a variety of
interaction managing response rates during T-WG
moments.

Unannounced Lesson Observation Descriptors

 Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Band 4 Band 5
View of Does not promote the development of Promotes development of Promotes strong development of communicative

Some features of Band 3 and some features of Band 1 in approximately equal measure

Some features of Band 3 and some features of Band 5 in approximately equal measure
language communicative competence at the communicative competence. competence at the given level significant for the
given level. level through effective work on language and
skills within the scope of the lesson.

Does not present and clarify language Presents and clarifies language in a Presents and clarifies language in a systematized
in a systematized manner that systematized manner that enhances manner that enhances and maximizes learning,
enhances learning, and evidence of learning, covering features of MUPF covering features of MUPF, with clear evidence of
learning is not clear. appropriately. learning.

View of Does not provide relevant feedback to Provides relevant feedback to learners Provides relevant feedback to learners to help
assessment learners to help them recognize and to help them recognize and produce them recognize and produce through reflecting
produce through a critical through a critical understanding of how on learning.
understanding of how language is language is used.
used.
Offers feedback on content, task and language in
Does not offer feedback on content, Offers feedback on content, task and varied modes and occasions, helping learners to
task and language in varied modes language in varied modes and occasions. interact with new knowledge.
and occasions.
Helps learners systematically assess their learning
Does not help learners assess their Helps learners assess their learning process, encouraging learner training/learner
learning process. process. autonomy.

View of Does not use technology as part of the Uses technology as part of the learning Uses technology as part of the learning process
Technology learning process; and when used it is process and is pedagogically oriented. and is pedagogically oriented, promoting
not pedagogically oriented. autonomous use of the language.

Unannounced Lesson Observation Descriptors