Class Observation in HESS Educational Organization 李雨璇 蔡季容 陳玟妤 游采寧 巫佩蓉

Outline Teacher’s background Students’ background Survey In the Teacher’s Aspect In the Students’ Aspect Interview with Edward Reflection

Teacher’s background 中籍教師 Edward,23 years old 大學畢業 ( 通過檢定考 ) Teaching experience: one and half a year, teaching five classes. Students’ background N9 大兒童班 2 年 1 個月

How old are you?

How many years have you been studying English?

I am in ___ grade.

Do you like English?

Why do you like English? Fun Useful Communicative Like teacher Why don’t you like English? Teacher has pimples Boring Test

In the Teacher’s Aspect 1.Teaching Materials: Phonics, Reading, Patterns & Conversation 2.Teaching Procedures: Warm Up/ Review/ Demonstration/ Wrap Up

3.Teaching Approaches: a. The Whole Language Education: Listening/ Speaking/ Reading/ Writing Holistic assessment technique in testing Cooperative learning b. The Natural Approach: Stephen Krashen’s i+1 input c. The Audiolingual Method: Much use of tapes, language labs, and visual aids Very little use of mother tongue by teacher Patters are taught using repetitive drills

4.Using competitions(points): a.Encourage volunteers (active students VS. passive students) b.Learn to work with classmates c.Make fast learners help lower ones ＊ Reflection: Use Number Head

5. Phrase:  immediate verbal phrase 6. the relationship between teacher and students 7. classroom language  Do you understand….etc 8. communication with parents 9. Time control

In the Students’ Aspect 1.Order teacher’s facial expression class rules 2.Assignments skills 3.Emotions showing off adventurous 4.Assessment oral writing

Interview with Edward 1. I like kids. 2. Sense of Establishment. 3. Power over students 4. As a teacher, learn from me, not just textbook 5. Class Management 6. Try to know more about kids

Reflection 1. 班級管理： a. Rule b. Parents 2. 學生學習成效 關心 v.s. 寵壞 v.s. rule