Sofia

Sofia

1. What is it?

   • Observation is a remark of teaching
     • while it is taking place in a second language classroom or other learning environment
       • Determine
         • Techniques
         • Instrument to be used
   • It is a methodology that gives previous concepts to student teachers
     • In a determined second language classroom or environment

2. Qualitative approaches

   • Provide rich descriptive data
     • Ethnography
       • It's about what happens in the S.L classroom
         • Advantages
           • Allow the student teacher to compare  and contrast
         • Disadvantages
           • They're abroad that It takes a highly trained observed to do a competent observation
     • Written ethnography
       • Must be as descriptive and objective as possible, and should not be judgmental or evaluative
         • Advantages
           • Provides more information about the social context of the classroom
         • Disadvantages
           • There is so much activity in the S.L that student teacher has a great deal difficulty
           • It's really hard to be neutral and objective
     • Audio and video recording
       • Capture the essence of the classroom, all are capable of allowing observation of event taking place in the classroom
     • Limited or selected ethnography
       • Try to record what happens when the teacher gives intructions
       • it's porpuse is to modify the procedure to focus on individuals behavior
         • Advantages
           • The student teachers attention is focused on the particular
           • Student teacher's attention is focused on the behavior observed
         • Disadvantages
           • Provides more information about the social context of the classroom

3. Quantitative Approaches

   • Take the form of a checklist or a form to be filled in or completed
     • Advantages
       • Observes role is to record their occurrence and as appropriate the time
       • They are relatively simple to construct or revise to use
     • Seating chart observation records
       • The observer records the occurrences of the targeted behavior
     • Teacher and student task
       • Technique used to record who is talking to whom and how frequently
         • Students use it to record teacher questioning behavior

4. What is its purpose?

   • Provide the bases and roots to our pedagogical knowledge
   • It is aimed at the coupling of previous knowledge so that the student teacher knows how to function in his natural environment

5. what is it for and why is important?

   • It's useful to student teachers due to the information provided by experienced teachers help to:
     • Identify helpful practices and techniques
     • Effective teaching
       • provide teachers with constructive critical feedback aimed at improving their classroom management and instructional techniques
     • Discuss and debate about teaching process
     • Expand our terminology in the teaching process

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