Observation task: Teacher talking time

Part 1: At which stages of the lesson does the teacher talk, and for what purpose? Give examples.

Make notes on the following:

Lesson stage Examples

Elicitation

Instructions

Clarification of language

Error correction

Other

Part 2: Consider the balance of teacher talking time (TTT) and student talking time (STT). Make
notes on the following:

Notes
1) Who spends more time talking, the
teacher or the learners?

2) At what points in the lesson do learners

talk more?

3) At what points in the lesson does the

teacher talk more?

4) Approximately how much of the STT is

spent talking in open class?

5) Approximately how much of the STT is

spent talking in pairs or groups?