Teaching Observation Final Report
TESL 0170 Practicum in Teaching ESL Teaching Observation Overview For my practicum I observed an Entry level (CEFR A1-A2) integrated skills class that included listening, speaking, reading and writing. The class takes place from 9-3, Monday-Friday with an hour off for lunch from 12-1. I observed two full days of lessons, from 9-12 and 1-3 on Tuesday, July 9 th and Thursday, July 11 th . The morning classes are based on the units in the class textbook. The afternoon classes focus on a specific skill depending on the day of the week and use supplementary materials. The lesson topic during my observations was “On Vacation.” The learning outcomes for the lessons I observed were greeting someone arriving from a trip, asking about someone’s vacation and discussing vacation preferences. There were thirteen students in the class from a variety of countries including China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Brazil. The age of the students ranged from fourteen to about f