Observation in Observation in pre-service teacher pre-service teacher

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DURING THE TUTORIALS AT THE FACULTY

•We prepare the didactic unit during the 1st semester (Faculty tutor, students and school tutor)

•Tutorials with 4 or 5 students working together.

•2nd semester students prepare activities IN PAIRS and teach in pairs in both schools.

IMPORTANT!!!

STUDENTS ASK ME TO GO AND OBSERVE THEM TEACH

AT THE SCHOOL

•We have a short conversation with the school tutor.

•We go to the classroom. I’m introduced to the pupils.

•I say hello and ask them some questions in order to make them feel comfortable.

•I sit down next to those pupils I think may have difficulties during the activity.

•I observe the classroom layout, decoration, facilities, etc.

How the trainee starts the session to raise pupils’ interest in the activities

How the trainee introduces new input

•The use of the target language

•The use of body language

•The use of visuals

•The use of realia

How s/he manages the classroom

•Frontal teaching, pair work, group work (how to organise it)

•Variety and number of activities (games, role plays, songs...)

•Timing!!!

Teacher and pupils interactions

Humanistic and affective relations

Respectfulness

How s/he deals with diversity

TUTORIALS AT THE FACULTY

•Group discussion about trainees’ appraisal of their teaching

•How they felt while being observed

•Did their pupils behave better because the university tutor was there?

•What might they improve of their lesson? What changes would they make?

•I emphasize the positive points I observed and I also tell them what should be improved.