Classroom Observation Form for EIL 488

Observer: __________________________ Date: ____________________________

Teacher: ____________________________ Location (if applicable): ____________________

Level or Course Name: ____________________________

Description of the physical or virtual classroom:

Number of students:

Class topic(s):

Purpose (objectives):

Characterization of materials used (teacher generated, manufactured, department prepared, etc.):

Sequence of lesson (warm-up, introduction, review, presentation of new material, whole class practice,
pair or group work, individual work, debriefing, wrap-up, etc.). Please list the sequence of events and
comment briefly on your impressions of each activity.

Please provide a more detailed description of one activity (preferably a pronunciation activity) listed
above. Was there a focus on a specific aspect of pronunciation, such as a sound or contrast, phrasing,
intonation, stress placement, rhythm, troublesome word(s)? What techniques did the teacher use:
visuals or tactile aids, kinesthetic activities, articulatory explanations, phonetics symbols, listen and
repeat, etc.? Did the students demonstrate frustration or satisfaction during the activity? Would you use
any of these techniques in your classroom, with or without modification?

Time not devoted to teaching and nature of non-academic activity (management, announcements,
discipline). Description of non-instructional activities.

Describe your impressions of

● overall student engagement

● level of student enthusiasm
● level of student interaction with each other in target language

Describe what you observed regarding correction or feedback.

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 ● teacher initiated correction / feedback
● other student initiated correction
● same student initiated correction or recasts

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