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Observation Notebook

Observation Report
Forms for inclusion in the Observation Notebook must be typed

Name of Observer: Fifi

Date

Observation Environment

04.17

Face to face

(include URL if the class

was online)

Observation # 06
Class
Skill/Content
Intensive
Listening

Class
Teacher
Level/Number
(Beg./Int./Adv.)
500
Hank Mantell

Focus on relevant areas from the What Can Be Observed handout. Notice how the
teacher handles these areas during the class.
OBJECTIVE OF THE LESSON:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE QUESTION SHEET.
STUDENTS WELL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA FROM THE AUDIO.

Notes while observing:

1. T said "We are going to listen NPR" and he writes on the board to explain what is
NPR(national public radio). He gives the time of on play 91.9FM.(3pm-6pm)
2. T asks Ss to submit next listening report
3. T gives handout to Ss and asks Ss to read.(He pick Ss and call Ss' name)
4. T asks Ss to do exercise, and plays audio.(4mins8seconds audio-play)
5. In the handout, there are 6 questions that T made it according to this audio.
6. T plays audio again.(audio is about Chinese pick up their English name)
(4mins8seconds )
7. T plays audio third time to help Ss to complete those questions.(4mins8seconds )
8. T asks Ss to choose a partner who is not speak same language to discuss their answers.
(3mins)

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9. T checks Ss answers in class.(5mins)
10. T shows a website on screen, which related to this audio choose a suitable
English name to Chinese.
11. T explains the article to Ss.
12. T gives back the lecture notes to Ss.
13. Page 30 on textbook. Go through textbook.
14. T asks a student to read first question, and another reads second, third reads last one.
15. T gives Ss few minutes to discuss this 3 questions with their partner.(3mins) This is
prelistening section, which could related to Ss themselves.
16. T asks Ss to present their answers in class. (3mins)

What did you learn about teaching or learning from this lesson? Discuss your
observation focus, and the theory you have studied in your TESOL classes. Consider
the three levels of teacher reflection (surface, pedagogical, critical). (100-200 words)
He can remember all of students name, which is so good for building a good relationship
between teacher and students. After each student gives a speech, he always gives students
positive feedback to encourage students, even a student is not hit the right answer, he is
smiling to him/her and gives support. All of students can feel in safe and supportive
environment. Before get into listening, teacher didn't give prelistening practice. Maybe he
did in last class, but in textbook section, he asked students to share their learning English
experience, which is prelistening. However, time is up, so I can't get listening and postlistening section. The whole class is good, students work with teacher and partner
smoothly. All of them seem to participate into the class and each students get chance to
speak.

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What activities/techniques from this class do you want to remember for your own
teaching practice? Discuss specific ways in which you could apply the techniques and
methods you saw. Discuss your future teaching environment and your students needs
and goals. (100-200 words)
Teacher remembers all of students name and distributes their notes with smile, which is
respect. Students will feel safe and warm from his class. In the class, there are many
Chinese students, he uses culturally responsive to students who feel part of the class. He
is also organized and claim teacher. He mentioned what he is going to teach in this class
and what students have to submit in the next class.
For me, I will follow the task-based listening teaching method, because this is the most
effective method in the world. Students can get top-down and bottom-up skill from
prelistening, that is, teacher gives background of a chapter that students are going to
learn, then teacher can teach some specific or important vocabulary that emerge in
listening.

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