ENGLISH PEDAGOGY

STUDENT TEACHING PRACTICE

OBSERVATION STAGE

Task 1: The School and Learning Environment

Name of the student teacher:

…………………………………………………………………..

Name of School: ……………………………………………………………………..

Number of students: …………………..

Date: …………………………………. Class: ……………………

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.

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

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

b) Describe the resources used and the materials available within the
school. How are the resources used 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?

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?

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

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