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TEACHER CLASS OBSERVATIONTEMPLATE 1


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ENGLISH FOR DIPLOMATHE INSTITUTE OF BANKING

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

CLASS OBSERVATION REPORTTemplate produced by

Dr. Mokhtar AftatNovember 2006


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X Please return this page to the Diploma English Manager at least two days before theobservation.

Before the ObservationInstructor: Mr. ______ (To protect the teacher's identity, no name will be mentioned.)

Observer: Dr. Mokhtar Aftat

Class to be observed: ENG5-G2

Time and place for the observation: Saturday, November 4, 2006 @ 5:30 P.M.

Time and place for the follow-upmeeting to discuss the observation:

Monday, November 6, 2006 @ 5:20 P.M.

BROAD GOALS OF THIS CLASS:(How does it relate backwards, forwards, or sideways to other skill areas that you are oranother teacher is teaching?)

SPECIFIC TEACHING OUTCOMES OF THIS CLASS:(What do you want to achieve from this class, in terms of linguistic knowledge andtransferable skills?)

TRAINEES' PREPARATION FOR THIS CLASS:(How did you ask the trainees to prepare for th is new lesson? For example, did you askthem to do a specific reading or review something as homework?)

(Please use the back side of this page if necessary.)

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During the Observation

Lesson SupportYes No N/A

1. Were visual aids used ? 9If yes, were they used effectively?

2. Did the instructor provide trainees with supplemental materials, e.g.,handouts.

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Comments and Suggestions:

Visual aids for this lesson were not necessary.

MethodologyYes No N/A

3. Was he in control? 94. Did he use class time efficiently? 9 5. Did he use varied kinds of activities? 9 6. Did he have eye regular eye contact with trainees? 9 7. Was he mostly standing and moving between rows? 9 8. Did he articulate words clearly? 9 9. Was the rate of speaking appropriate for the level? 9 10. Did he maintain trainee interest? 9 11. Did he provide ample opportunities for trainees to use English? 912. Did he explain clearly and sufficiently? 9 13. Did he give enough examples? 9 14. Did he use the whiteboard? 9 15. If he used the whiteboard, did he use it effectively? 9 16. Did he handle questions adequately? 917. Did he correct errors appropriately? 9 18. Did he recognize good performance?

919. Did he use Arabic? 9


Question 4:Question 11:Question 16:Question 19:

See the report, pp. 6-7.See the report.This is related to question 11.Too much reliance on Arabic. See the report.

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Trainees ParticipationYes No N/A

20. Was the classroom atmosphere conducive to learning? 9 21. Was the entire class involved in the lesson 922. Was the involvement active and lively? 923. Did trainees show signs of understanding? 9 24. Did the instructor encourage interaction among trainees? 9 25. Did the instructor include pair and/or group activities effectively? 9


Question 24::

Question 25:

This did not happen during my visit, probably because the teacher waspressured by time.Related to question 24.

Instructor's Mastery of ContentYes No N/A

26. Did he show mastery of the lesson content? 9


See the report, pp. 6-7.

Rapport with Trainees

Yes No N/A27. Did the instructor show respect for the trainees and their culture? 9 28. Did the trainees show respect for the instructor? 9


Trainees were laid back, many of them showing no interest despite the teacher's attemptsto revive them.

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After the ObservationGeneral Questions

Question Answer Observer's Evaluationof the Answer

1. What was your impression ofhow it went?

The follow-up discussionwas very brief. So this partof the page cannot becompleted.

2. What is your impression of howwell you achieved your goals forthe class?

Specific Questions (based on the observation notes)

Question Answer Observer's Evaluationof the Answer

1.Why did you use Arabic so mucheven when you wanted toexplain easy words?

The weak students can'tunderstand an explanationin English.

At this stage of Englishlearning (IntermediateLevel), they are supposed

to understand a lot of thewords you were translating.They should be heldresponsible for their ownlearning. Spending time onpoints previously taught isunnecessary, especiallywhen you have a syllabus tofollow.

2.

Why did you not give thetrainees an opportunity toanswer the questions you wereasking them? For example, youasked about the meaning of aword and you immediately gavethe answer. You did this evenafter I had informed you that thetrainees had complained to meabout this problem.

To save timeThat is sometimesjustifiable, but not when ithappens regularly.

ConclusionYes No

1. Does the observer recommend a follow-up observation? 9

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CLASS OBSERVATION REPO RT

COMMENTS ON ENG5-G2 TRAINEESIn general, some trainees responded to Mr. ____'s questions and were participating in aconstructive manner. Many others seemed absent-minded, sleepy and showed signs of

disinterest.

MR. ______'S STRENGTHS1.

2.3.

Mr. _____ spent the entire class time standing in front of the whiteboard and walkingthe length of the classroom, which I believe helped to keep the trainees' attention. Hisbody language also indicated that he felt very comfortable in front of the classroom.He spoke very clearly and loudly enough to be heard.He seemed comfortable with the material he was teaching.

MR. _____'S WEAKNESSES1.

2.

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Mr. ______ did not pay attention to the quiet trainees. Maybe they were not interestedin the lesson. However, it is the teacher's responsibility to make sure those traineestoo are not neglected.He spent too much time on unnecessary points or exercises. For example, he gavetrainees a handout designed to review the vocabulary in the unit. This was a goodidea. However, the handout was lengthy and took too much time to complete, 15minutes.Mr. _____ did not give his trainees an opportunity to answer his questions. Forexample, he asked a question and immediately gave the answer. Some traineesattempted to answer, but they were not given an opportunity to do so. This happenedthroughout the lesson.

Mr. _____ used Arabic consistently to explain the new words, even when some wordswere extremely easy to understand and required no explanation of any kind.

SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS1.

2.

All of the trainees should be involved in a class. To do this, Mr. _____ shouldimplement working strategies to ensure everyone's participation. Since he is anactive teacher in class, I think that he should use this quality to involve the quiettrainees.

Time is a very important factor in the teaching process, especially since Mr. _____has a heavy syllabus to cover. Therefore, to save some time, I suggest that he startteaching selectively. This means that he can cover the syllabus by focusing on the

main points of each unit in the book, skipping some unnecessary points or exercisesand assigning some of the unfinished class work as homework. For example, onpage 35 of the book, there was no need to do exercise D since it had already beendone without the tape. Also, on the same page, instead of doing exercise A inwriting, a lengthy process, and since the goal of then exercise was comprehension,he could have turned the exercise into an oral activity, thus drawing the quiet traineesinto the discussion and saving time. Still another example of how he could havesaved time is how to deal with the vocabulary handout. He could have assigned forhomework because a similar exercise was done from the book (p. 35 C) in class.

There was no need for two exercises of the same kind.

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3.

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Mr. _____ should make his teaching more trainee-centered by talking less andinvolving the trainees more. It is only logical and fair, for example, that when ateacher asks a question, he should give trainees an opportunity to respond, and Mr.

_____ did not do that. It is also important that, sometimes, the teacher asks aparticular trainee to answer, instead of asking a question and waiting for anyone atrandom to answer it.

Mr. _____ should also limit the use of Arabic in class to "exceptional" situations.These trainees are in their last level of English learning and, therefore, should be ableto handle at least some of the teacher's explanation in English.

CONCLUSIONBased on the comments above, I believe that, in general, Mr. _____'s lesson presentationwas reasonable, considering the difficult circumstances of the teaching process: syllabusweight and trainee caliber. I also believe that if Mr. _____ manages his class time moreeffectively by focusing on the main points only and giving a better opportunity for alltrainees to participate, his performance will be enhanced and trainees should be able tolearn better.

Observer's Name:

Observer's Signature:

Date:

Dr. Mokhtar Aftat, Diploma English Manager

November 23, 2006

Cc: The InstructorPersonnel

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TEACHER CLASS OBSERVATIONTEMPLATE 2


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ENGLISH FOR DIPLOMATHE INSTITUTE OF BANKING

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

CLASS OBSERVATION REPORTTemplate produced by

Dr. Mokhtar AftatNovember 2006


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CLASS OBSERVATION FORMENGLISH FOR DIPLOMAThe Institute of Banking

Be fore the O bservationInstructor: Mr. ____ (To protect the teacher's identity, no name will be mentioned.)

Observer: Dr. Mokhtar Aftat

Class to be observed: ENG1-G2 (Beginning Level)

Time and place for the observation: October 5, 2006 in Room 19

Time and place for the follow-up

meeting to discuss the observation:

November 4, 2006 at 6:30 in my office

Instructor's goals for the class being observed:

1. See Mr. Rennie's handwritten notes.

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The instructor would like the observer to pay special attention to :1.

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X Please return this page to the Diploma English Manager at least two days before the observation.

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Du ring the O bservation

Lesson Support

Yes No N/A1. Were visual aids used ? Yes, overhead projector 9

If yes, were they used effectively? 92. Did the instructor provide trainees with supplemental materials, e.g.,

handouts.9


From where I was sitting, the text on the overhead projector screen was not visible enoughbecause the light in that area was on. Also, the lights in the back of the classroom wereoff, so it was not easy for the trainees to see the clock times that the teacher was showingthem and take notes. I am sure, though, that this was an oversight on the part of theteacher.

MethodologyYes No N/A

3. Was he in control? 9 4. Did he use class time efficiently? 9 5. Did he use varied kinds of activities? 9 6. Did he have regular eye contact with trainees? 9 7. Was he mostly standing and moving between rows? 9 8. Did he articulate words clearly? 9 9. Was the rate of speaking appropriate for the level? 9 10. Did he maintain trainee interest? 9 11. Did he provide ample opportunities for trainees to use English? 9 12. Did he explain clearly and sufficiently? 9 13. Did he give enough examples? 9 14. Did he use the whiteboard? 915. If he used the whiteboard, did he use it effectively? 916. Did he handle questions adequately? 917. Did he correct errors appropriately?

918. Did he recognize good performance? 9

19. Did he use Arabic? 9


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Trainees ParticipationYes No N/A

20. Was the classroom atmosphere conducive to learning? 9 21. Was the entire class involved in the lesson 9 22. Was the involvement active and lively? 9 23. Did trainees show signs of understanding? 9 24. Did the instructor encourage interaction among trainees? 9 25. Did the instructor include pair and/or group activities effectively? 9


When the teacher was asking some students about the time on the clock that he wasusing, two trainees were doing the exercise on page 36 of American Headway Starter,which they should not have done. In my opinion, and as a general common sense rule, all

trainees should be listening to the teacher when he is talking.

Instructor's Mastery of ContentYes No N/A

26. Did he show mastery of the lesson content? 9


Rapport with TraineesYes No N/A

27. Did the instructor show respect for the trainees and their culture? 9 28. Did the trainees show respect for the instructor? 9


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After the O bservationGeneral Questions

Observer's Question Teacher's Answer Observer's Evaluation

of the Answer

1. What was your impression ofhow it went?

Two trainees seemed tobe having problems withthe lesson.

Maybe, but on the whole,most of the trainees werepositively involved in thetasks and their responseswere generally good.

2. What is your impression ofhow well you achieved yourgoals for the class?

I achieved them allsatisfactorily.

I agree.

Specific Questions (based on the observation notes)

Observer's Question Teacher's Answer Observer's Evaluationof the Answer

1.

Were the objectives on theobservation form you

completed prior to my visit inthe order you planned tointroduce them?

I don't rememberbecause the observation

tool place a month agoand there was a two-week-Eid breakafterwards.X

Yes.

2.

Why did you ask trainees togo to page 37 in the book andread the picture sentencesbefore you introduced timestructures and vocabulary?

I made a mistake. Ishould have introduced p.36 first.

See question #2.

3.

A trainee left the classroom atthe beginning of the lesson

for no apparent valid reason.Why?

I did not see him leave. Inever allow any trainee to

leave during a lesson.

OK.

X For various reasons, the follow-up discussion of the observation could not unfortunately take placeimmediately afterwards. That is why the answers to questions 1 and 3 are vague.

ConclusionYes No

1. Does the observer recommend a follow-up observation? 9

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CLASS OBSERVATION REPORTInstructor's Copy

Instructor's Name:Observation Date:

Mr. Ian RennieOctober 5, 2006

I had an opportunity to observe Mr. Ian Rennie teach his beginning level English class (ENG1-G2).I am very pleased to note the following about his teaching style:

POINTS OF GOOD PRACTICE1. Review. Mr. Rennie started the lesson with a review of the simple present tense, which he didin a lively communicative manner. He asked trainees a great deal of relevant questions thatrequired the use of the simple present tense, and the trainees' responses were quite suitable andforthwith.2. Presentation of the New Lesson: Time Telling. Mr. Rennie used his own clock that hebrought to the classroom to elicit questions and answers related to time telling. He was doing thiswhile moving around from one trainee to another. In addition to the clock, he also used the

overhead projector as a means of keeping trainees focused on the topic so they could understandwhat he was demonstrating.3. Energy. Perhaps one of Mr. Rennie's greatest attributes that I was able to observe is his highenergy level. Mr. Rennie neither sat down while teaching nor stood behind the lectern. He wasconstantly moving back and forth in the classroom and getting trainees involved in the activities. Isimply never noticed a dull moment during my observation. In my opinion, Mr. Rennie's energylevel brings the class to a certain level where the trainees become motivated to participate, andthis is commendable.4. Trainees' Participation. Allowing trainees to speak up creates a comfortable environmentbetween the teacher and his trainees. Usually, if one trainee has a question, it is likely that at leastone other trainee has the same question but is not willing to speak up. If Mr. Rennie adopts thisinteractive style of teaching on a regular basis, then it is clear to me that his willingness to speak

with trainees and interact with them on a constant and lively basis during the class creates a bondbetween him and his trainees, and this in turn creates a healthy learning environment.

SUGGESTIONS FOR AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTMy only suggestion is of a methodological nature and is related to materials on pages 36 and 37 ofAmerican Headway Starter that Mr. Rennie uses in this level. In the lesson I noticed that theteacher asked trainees to read the picture sentences on page 37 before the structures andvocabulary involved in time telling were formally introduced on page 36. This was not a review, butnew material introduced for the first time. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to familiarize thetrainees with the language required to tell the time before practicing that language.

CONCLUSION

Overall, I would like to congratulate Mr. Rennie on a job well done during my observation of hisclass. I encourage him to carry on with his lively and interactive style of communicating with histrainees and conveying information to them. I wish him all the best for a good continuation of thesemester.

Observer's Name Observer's Signature Date

Dr. Mokhtar Aftat November 5, 2006

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