OBSERVATION PROTOCOL 1

PRAXIS IV

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me5SrZ0KK24

A. Pay close attention to the class featured in the video and answer the following:

1. What is the topic the lesson covered?

2. What is the aim of the lesson? Is it evident?
3. Based on the different types of input and output, what types are present in the lesson?
4. Does the lesson have a clear structure? What stages can you identify?
5. Does the teacher use any type of warm-up? If so, which one?
6. Does the lesson comply with the principles of lesson planning?
7. Are the activities in the lesson connected?
8. What activities/procedures help the teacher know if learning is taking place?
9. How did the teacher end the lesson?
10. What aspects would you say are positive? Which ones are negative? What would you
change?

B. Start thinking about an activity that you may use to teach the topic the lesson focused on
(this is for portfolio).

1. The topic covered during the lesson was the activities that can be done during free time.

2. The objective of the lesson is for the students to learn new vocabulary about the activities

that are carried out in the free time, additionally that the students acquire an adequate

pronunciation of the words and phrases learned during the lesson.

the objective of the class was evident. The objective of the lesson is for the students to

learn new vocabulary about the activities that are carried out in the free time, additionally

that the students acquire an adequate pronunciation of the words and phrases learned

during the lesson.

The objective of the class was evident.

3. Types of input presented in the lesson

Restricted exposure: Books and audios offered by the bilingual Colombia program which include
significant and interesting topics for students.

Authentic exposure:
Contact with some students from private schools who study the English language from the
elementary levels.

Types of output presented in the lesson

Restricted output: Repetition of the vocabulary presented in the video about leisure activities.
Grammar practice activities
Guide that includes activities to assess learning

Authentic output: Short dialogue between pairs of partners

4.
5. The teacher uses warm-up activities. The teacher begins by making known the rules that must
be followed during class to maintain an adequate coexistence between students and teacher, and
continues with the reading of some sentences to reflect on the importance of teaching to love.
Additionally, the teacher presents the first video about some activities carried out in free time to
set the class.

6.

7. The activities programmed by the teacher are connected to each other because the teacher
initially presents a video that includes a vocabulary of activities performed in free time, he
continues to reinforce the pronunciation of each of the free time activities observed in the video,
in The second video presents vocabulary about hobbies, activities done in free time and some
grammatical structures used to ask and answer questions about what people do in free time. Later
he includes the use of flash cards to reinforce the acquisition of the vocabulary taught and its
pronunciation. Additionally, pronunciation exercises based on repetition activities and which
were carried out individually, in pairs and groups pursued the same objective, which was to
appropriate the vocabulary, use it in different grammatical structures and improve pronunciation.
Finally, the development of the guide that aims to evaluate the vocabulary and subject explained
during the class through activities that involve the four communication skills of the English
language.
8. Among the activities that help the teacher to know if the students are learning are the correct
or incorrect development of the activities of the module.
Repetition of vocabulary learned about activities in free time with proper pronunciation.
Formulation of questions and generation of answers using the vocabulary learned.

9.
10. Among the positive aspects it is worth mentioning the use of audio visual material, the
teacher takes advantage of each of the videos to teach students new vocabulary in a more
educational way. In addition, the teacher allows the active participation of the students when
formulating questions and answers that include the new vocabulary taught.
On the other hand, among the negative aspects found, the teaching of some pronunciation errors
by the teacher could be mentioned. Excessive repetition of words which could possibly cause
loss of attention of students.