– ‘OVIDIUS’ UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANTA –THE DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHER TRAINING

Student name: __________________________________________________

Specialisation: __________________________________________________

Mentor name: __________________________________________________

(Teaching / Teaching Practice) School: _______________________________

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Contents

1. Your personal file

2. Trainee teaching practice record

3. Lesson observation worksheet

4. Student & class profiles

5. Trainee’s feedback form on mentor

6. Lesson plans

7. Self-evaluation

8. Declaration

9. English teaching practice final report

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1. Your personal file

Please indicate how you assess your level of English language competence in the areas below. Use the following scale:

1= Basic 2= Adequate 3= Sound 4= Very good

1. Currently I would rate my knowledge of:

English grammar 1 2 3 4English vocabulary 1 2 3 4English pronunciation 1 2 3 4English usage 1 2 3 4

2. Currently I would rate my ability in:

English speaking (accuracy) 1 2 3 4English speaking (fluency) 1 2 3 4English listening 1 2 3 4English reading 1 2 3 4English writing 1 2 3 4

3. Put a cross on each line at an appropriate point to show your own personal characteristics. Be as honest and objective as you can. (E.g. if you think you are neither very clear thinking not very confused in your thinking, put a cross (x) approximately in the middle of that line.)

Clear thinking ……………………………………………..…….. ConfusedCreative …………………………………………………… Not especially creativeCalm / level-headed …………………………………………………… Anxious / emotionalConfident …………………………………………………… Lack confidencePatient …………………………………………………… ImpatientAct first, think afterwards

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Your experience of ELT Methodology

Look at the following methodology course list and circle those areas you have already dealt with or are familiar with.

1. Aims of teaching English to young children 11. Teaching reading and listening2.L1 vs. L2 acquisition 12. Teaching speaking and writing3. Asking questions 13. Classroom management4. Developing learners’ thinking skills 14. Grouping techniques5. Information gap activities 15. Lesson planning6. Teaching methods: Grammar translation, Suggestopaedia, TPR, Audio-lingual etc.

16. Using songs in the classroom

7. The communicative approach 17. Teaching aids8. Using stories in the classroom 18. Topic-based teaching9. Teaching vocabulary 19. Materials developments10. Teaching grammar 20. Using and adapting a course book

Your rating of your teaching skills

1. As a result of your experience of / in teaching, either during the teaching practice period, or previous personal experience(s), please comment on the following.

Aspects of my teaching which I feel are strong:

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Aspects of my teaching which I feel to be enjoyable:

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Aspects of my teaching which I need to give special attention to in order to improve:

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In the following sections, please use the scale below to indicate how you would assess your own level of competence in each area given. Give brief reasons why you have assessed yourself as you have.

1 I have some basic knowledge / skill but I am often not at all clear about how best to apply / use it.

2 Intermediate level. My background level of skill / knowledge is adequate, but I still often have difficulty applying what I know when it comes to practice.

3 My knowledge / skill level is sound, I perform consistently in most situations and I generally feel in control.

4 My knowledge / skill consistently matches that of experienced teachers who I have been taught by / worked with

2. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / abilities in lesson planning as:

Knowledge: 1 2 3 4 Ability: 1 2 3 4

Reasons:

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3. Currently, I would rate my knowledge about / ability in using a range of teaching strategies as:

Knowledge: 1 2 3 4 Ability: 1 2 3 4

Reasons:

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4. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to present:

New vocabulary Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4New structures Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4

Reasons:

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5. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to practise:

New vocabulary Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4New structures Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4

Reasons:

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6. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to teach:

Listening skills Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4Speaking skills Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4Reading skills Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4Writing skills Knowledge 1 2 3 4 Ability 1 2 3 4

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7. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to create an environment in my lessons in which students will really learn as:

Knowledge: 1 2 3 4 Ability: 1 2 3 4

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8. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to organize pair / group work:

Knowledge: 1 2 3 4 Ability: 1 2 3 4

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9. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to work as a member of a team as:

1 2 3 4

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10. Currently, I would rate my knowledge / ability to self-evaluate by accurately reflecting on experience as:

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2. Trainee Teaching Practice Record(to be filled in by student teacher)

Trainee: ________________________________ Specialisation: _____________________________Mentor: ________________________________ Methodologist: ____________________________School: _________________________________ Date: ________________ Class duration: _______

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Date, Time Form Teacher/s Lesson title / topic Mentor signature

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3. Lesson Observation Worksheet 1

(to be multiplied and filled-in in 25 copies)

Teacher: ________________________________ Observer: _______________________________Date: ______________ Time: _______________ Number of students: ______________________Form, level: _____________________________ Type of lesson: ___________________________Lesson title: _____________________________Topics: _________________________________ Mentor’s signature: ______________________

No. AREAS Observations (as detailed as possible)1 PREPARATION CLEARNESS OF AIMS

LESSON PLANMATERIALS / AIDSCLASSROOM LAYOUT

2 SUITABILITY OF MATERIALS3 USE OF AIDS4 INSTRUCTIONS / CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT5 PRESENTATION OF NEW LANGUAGE6 ELICITATION7 CHECKING UNDERSTANDING8 CORRECTION9 MONITORING10 EXPLOITATION OF MATERIALS11 STAGING12 VARIETY13 PACE14 BALANCE: ACCURACY / FLUENCY ACTIVITIES15 STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION / PARTICIPATION16 RANGE OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES17 MOBILITY18 ACCURACY OF TEACHER’S LANGUAGE19 VOICE LOUDNESS

SPEEDPRONUNCIATION

20 BALANCE OF ATTENTION21 BODY LANGUAGE / EYE CONTACT22 MANNER / RAPPORT OF INTERACTION23 ENCOURAGEMENT24 GROUP DYNAMICS25 SS’ UNDERSTANDING OF LEARNING PROCESS26 ACHIEVEMENT OF AIMS

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LESSON OBSERVATION WORKSHEET 2 – CLASS MANAGEMENT(to be multiplied and filled-in in several copies)

Consider the following aspects of class management with reference to two of your TP peers and state your comments.

Teacher’s name: Always / Sometimes / Not enough / Never1 Did the teacher maintain good eye contact?2 Did the teacher change position appropriately with actions?3 Did the students work well together? 4 Was there variety in the students’ grouping? (individual, pair, group work etc.)5 The teacher rearranged the seating when necessary.6 The instructions were clear.7 The teacher checked that the students had understood the instructions.8 The teacher did not obscure the blackboard. Aids were clearly visible to all the students9 The teacher’s voice was clearly audible at all times. Speech was not slow / fast / unclear.10 The students were clearly audible to each other.11 The teacher was aware of students’ learning difficulties and responded in a supportive way.12 The students took away useful and clearly illustrated language copied from the board or in the form

of a handout.13 How did the teacher come across? – e.g. happy, serious, absent-minded14 Did the teacher monitor?15 What kind of rapport was established and any suggestions how this could be improved?16 Did the teacher dominate the lessons? – If so, at what points could the teacher have handed over

to the students? Express teacher’s speaking time in one class in an approximate percentage.

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4. Profiles

Design, in approximately 10 lines, the profile of a learner you have observed during your

teaching practice, characterising his/her dominant learning style. Use the General descriptions

worksheet on the next page as a guide. Also include a minimum of personal information

(name, age etc.).

Design, in approximately 10 lines, the profile of a group of learners of your choice (e.g. the 6th

form A, the 3rd form C etc.), in terms of learning styles’ strong points and points of improvement.

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Learning styles – general descriptions

1 Activist

Strengths: Flexible and open minded.Happy to have a go.Happy to be exposed to new situations.Optimistic about anything new and therefore unlikely to resist change.

Weaknesses:Tendency to take the immediately obvious action without thinking.Often takes unnecessary risks.Tendency to do too much themselves and hog the limelight.Rushes into action without sufficient preparation.Gets bored with implementation / consolidation.

2 Reflector

Strengths: Careful.Thorough and methodical.Thoughtful.Good at listening to others and assimilating information.Rarely jumps to conclusions.

Weaknesses:Tendency to hold back from direct participation.Slow to make up their minds and reach a decision.Tendency to be too cautious and not take enough risks.Not assertive – they aren’t particularly forthcoming and have no “small talk”

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3 Theorist

Strengths: Logical ‘vertical’ thinkers.Rational and objective.Good at asking probing questions.Disciplined approach.

Weaknesses:Restricted in lateral thinking.Low tolerance for uncertainty, disorder and ambiguity.Intolerant of anything subjective or intuitive.Full of ‘shoulds, oughts and musts’.

4 Pragmatist

Strengths: Keen to test things out in practice.Practical, down to earth, realistic.Businesslike – gets straight to the point.Technique oriented.

Weaknesses:Tendency to reject anything without an obvious application.Not very interested in theory or basic principles.Tendency to size on the first expedient solution to a problem.Impatient with waffle.

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5. Trainee’s feedback form on mentor (to be filled in by student teacher)

This questionnaire provides you, the student teacher, with an opportunity to look back over the TP and give some assessment of the kind of support you have been given by your mentor. Please circle your honest opinion on the scale from 1 to 4, where 4 is the best score.Your assessment is important for future reference and will be kept confidential.

Trainee’s name __________________________________________________________________Year ______________ Major in __________________ Minor in ___________________________Mentor’s name ________________________________ Date ______________________________

My mentor:

1 Gave me sufficient information at my request about the pupils and the school

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2 Tried to help me in my relationship with my class 1 2 3 43 Was always approachable when I needed help 1 2 3 44 Provided me with help in lesson planning when I asked for it 1 2 3 45 Helped me to find suitable material for use in class, when asked 1 2 3 46 Provided regular post-lesson feedback 1 2 3 47 Discussed my lessons with me in a constructive way 1 2 3 48 Was consistent and fair in his/her assessment of my lessons 1 2 3 49 Helped me to identify problem areas in my teaching (e.g. Classroom

management, pacing etc)1 2 3 4

10 Helped me to develop my abilities and confidence in self-evaluating my work 1 2 3 411 Gave me practical suggestions about how to overcome these problems to

improve my teaching1 2 3 4

12 Gave me reasonable freedom to do what I wanted in class 1 2 3 413 Intervened to my assistance during my teaching class/es when necessary 1 2 3 4

Your feelings about the overall TP experience14 What grade (on the scale 1-4) do you think you deserve for your TP? 1 2 3 415 How suitable was the school for TP? 1 2 3 416 How cooperative were the pupils during your TP? 1 2 3 417 How well did you cooperate with the mentor during your TP? 1 2 3 4

Further comments/ Conclusion:

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6. Lesson Plan models

LESSON PLAN (1)

DATA

OBJECTIVES FOR THIS LEVEL

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NAME: _____________________________________

DATE: _____________________________________

SCHOOL: ___________________________________

FORM: ____________________________________

LESSON TITLE: _____________________________

LESSON TYPE: _____________________________

LEVEL / GROUP: ____________________________

No. OF STUDENTS: __________________________

TIME: ______________________________________

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AIM(S) OF LESSON

The main aim(s) of this lesson will be______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

STUDENTS’ PROBLEMS

I anticipate that the following may cause problems:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TEACHING TECHNIQUES

Note down anything which you feel you need to be particularly aware of during lesson._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

AIDS / MATERIALS

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ACTIVITIES

STAGES (4 for every activity): Lead-in

________________________ Presentation

________________________ Practice

________________________ Follow-up

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(! Note: give a detailed description of each stage for each activity, as this is the core of the lesson plan.)

(OPTIONAL) MAJOR / FINAL FOLLOW-UP

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LESSON PLAN (2)

Name:Date:School:Grade:Level:Title of lesson:Type of lesson:No. of students:Duration of class:Name of mentor: Name of methodologist:Skills covered:Aids:Aims of lesson:

ACTIVITIES

Type of interaction Timing

I. Warm-up

II. Lead in

III. Activity 1: Stages: Lead in Presentation Practice and / or Follow-up

IV. Activity 2: …..

V. Activity 3: ……

etc.

VI. Follow-up (Assignment)

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(! Note: give a detailed description of each stage for each activity, as this is the core of the lesson plan.)

LESSON PLAN (3)

a. Description of the class Level No. of students, age, gender, occupation Time, frequency, duration of class Comments about the physical conditions and / or restrictions

b. Recent work / Previous lesson

c. Objectives General Skills Language type

d. Contents

ACTIVITY 1: Detailed description

Context Activity type and class organisation Learning aids Language Possible problems

ACTIVITY 2: Detailed description ……etc.

e. Optional: additional possibilities / backup activities

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7. Self - evaluation

Complete the following as soon as you can after you have finished teaching. Be as open, spontaneous, honest and constructive as you can.

My feelings immediately after the lesson are / were:

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The things I liked about the lesson were:

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The things I was not happy with were:

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Make suggestions about possible changes to the class or the lesson plan to be used to improve the lesson in the future.

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8. DECLARATIE privind efectuarea practicii pedagogice

Subsemnatul/a, …………………….……………., student/a / absolvent/a in anul ……… grupa ………… / secţia ………………………………..............…., Facultatea …………..……………….…….......................am efectuat practica pedagogica in anul universitar …………………….......... semestrul …………. la disciplina ……………………................................................ la instituţia de invaţamant ………………………………….……………….......................... sub indrumarea profesorului (mentorului) …………………..…….………………………………………… .

I. Date privind activitaţile asistate:a. Am asistat la un numar de ……….. lecţii de specialitate susţinute de professor;b. Am asistat la un numar de ……….. lecţii de specialitate susţinute de colegi;c. Am asistat la un numar de ……….. ore educative;d. Am asistat la un numar de ……….. alte activitaţi (care?): ............................

II. Date privind activitaţile proiectate si susţinute:a. Am proiectat un numar de ……….. lecţii de specialitate;b. Am susţinut un numar de ……….. lecţii de specialitate;c. Am susţinut un numar de ……….. ore educative;d. Alte activitaţi realizate (care?)................... .

III. 1. Observaţii si aprecieri privind organizarea, desfasurarea si conţinutul practicii pedagogice.

2. Propuneri privind:A. Organizarea, desfasurarea si conţinutul practicii pedagogice;B. Pregatirea teoretica pentru practica pedagogica prin:

a. Cursul si seminariile de psihologie scolara;b. Cursul si seminariile de pedagogie;c. Cursul si seminariile de metodica/didactica.

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IV. Eficienţa practicii pedagogice (idei, concluzii, invaţaminte dobandite in procesul practicii).

V. Am predat la dosar pentru colocviul de practica pedagogica urmatoarele documente:(bifati documentele depuse)

1 Chestionar iniţial pentru studentul practicant (SP)

2 Programul de practică pedagogică

3 Fişe de observaţie (generală şi focalizată) (25 exemplare)

4 .1 Profilul unui elev

.2 Profilul unui grup

5 Evaluarea mentorului de către SP

6 Planul lecţiei/lecţiilor susţinute (1-3)

7 Autoevaluarea SP

8 Declaraţia

9 Raportul final al mentorului pentru SP

Datele prezentate in declaraţie sunt in concordanţa cu conţinutul materialelor din dosar.

Data, Semnatura studentului,

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9. ENGLISH TEACHING PRACTICE FINAL REPORT(to be filled in by mentor)

‘OVIDIUS’ UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANTA, THE DEPARTMENT FOR TEACHER TRAINING

Student teacher: _____________________________________ Year: ________________ Major: _______________________________ Minor: ______________________________TP School: _______________________________________________________________ Mentor: __________________________________________________________________

The following report should give a clear picture of the student teacher’s teaching competence after TP and suggest their future potential as ELT teachers.

Final grade: ________________________________

Mentor: __________________________________ Signature: __________________ Date:________

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Methodologist: ___________________________ Signature: __________________ Date: ________

DESCRIPTION OF GRADES: 10 = A very good performance;9 = A good performance;8 = A fairly good performance ;7 = A satisfactory performance;6 = An unsatisfactory performance.

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