MEN TDP Lesson Observation Task: Lesson as a whole (1)

In this task, you can focus on the lesson as a whole. You will need to have a look
at the lesson plan.

Lesson Preparation Comment

What are the aims of the lesson? Are they
clear/appropriate? Does the procedure
reflect the aims?

Are there clear stages to the lesson?

Does the lesson develop logically? Is
there sufficient variety? Is the timing
appropriate?

What materials are used? Are they

interesting? well-presented? appropriate?

The lesson
Are the learners involved and interested
in the lesson? Do you think they are
learning? Is there a good atmosphere?

Does the teacher organise activities well?

Does he/she vary his/her role? Does
he/she project well? Which techniques are
used?

Is each stage of the lesson effective?

Were the learning aims achieved? What
led to this?
MEN TDP Lesson Observation Task: Lesson as a whole (2)

Think about Comment

Aims
Define what you see as the aims of the
lesson. Were they achieved?

Staging
Did the lesson move through logical and
appropriate stages?
Approach
Was the approach to presenting language
appropriate

Meaning
Was it clearly established?
Was it checked effectively?

Form
Was it highlighted/checked?

Pronunciation
Was it highlighted/checked?
Was pronunciation work appropriate?
Student practice
Was there enough?
Was it meaningful?

Correction
Was it enough? appropriate?

Teacher Language
Was it appropriately graded? Were
instructions clear? Was the amount of
teacher talk appropriate?
Variety
Was there sufficient variety of activities? of
student interaction?

Pace
Was it appropriate?

Interest
Were the students interested and
involved? Were the materials relevant?

What have the students learnt from this

lesson?
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Type of extra-curricular event/activity

Objective

Description

Students’ role

Teachers’ role

My comments

What I learned from the activity