OBSERVATION
A) Week
7
In this week, we considered and observed the
following questions: ‘’what is there about the classroom, the activities, the
teacher and the students that helps create conditions for effective learning?’’
and ‘’what aspects of the lesson might hinder learning?’’
√ Positive Factors
-
The Classroom
We could
not observe any positive factor which gives extra contribution to learning/teaching/classroom atmosphere etc. in
the classroom. Everything was standard.
-
The Activities
The activities were clear and
logical.
The activities were not too short
and too long.
In some activities, some students
asked some questions to each other. It was a good technique for teacher to
develop the students’ speaking skill.
-
The Teacher
The instructions teacher gave
were clear.
The teacher had enough motivation
for an effective teaching.
Her body language was more effective in
this week.
She did not prefer to use only
one method or technique. She used eclectic
method.
-
The Students
Unfortunately,
we observed only one positive factor. The students did not do something which
breaks the lesson flow.
√ Negative Factors
-
The Classroom
The physical conditions of the classroom are not good.
The board is too low for the
students.
The projector does not work.
Class size is 36.
There is no any visual aid in the
classroom.
There
is no any auditory aid in the classroom.
There is no any material about
English teaching/learning in the classroom
- The Activities
The activities were clear and logical but they
did not
include visual and auditory aids.
There was not any material to use in an
activity except course book.
- The Teacher
The
teacher did not prefer to demonstrate.
- The Students
Their motivation was low. They
were not eager to learn.
We think that the students do
not care about English Language.
B) Week 8
In this week,
we observed whether the activities in a specific lesson were oriented towards
fluency or accuracy.
What do you think about the
balance of the activities? Are they any parts that you would change?
In 4 lesson hours, only two activities were practiced. So, I
cannot make a comment about the activities clearly because only two activities
are not enough for a clear observation.
Actually,
there is no any part that I want to change. One of the activities was Q-A, other was creating a dialog. These were clear and logical.
Did the accuracy practice
activities motivate the learners to want to be accurate?
Both
activities were accuracy-oriented. I
can say that accuracy practice activities have not motivated the learners to
want to be accurate. Students just tried to correct their mistakes through
their teacher’s feedback.
Did they have enough time
available to pay attention to form?
Yes, the
students have enough time available to pay attention to form. The teacher gave
them enough time for this. Even so, most of them made many mistakes during Q-A
and creating a dialog activity.
Did the fluency activities
attempt to simulate real-life language use and did the learners pay attention
to meaning?
Fluency-oriented activities
were not practiced in the classroom.
So, I cannot make a comment about this question.
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