REPORTS AND JOURNAL CLASSROOM OBSERVATION

UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT

OBSERVATION REPORT

OBSERVATION JOURNAL

TEACHER: YESENIA GÁNEM

STUDENT: JULIETH CAROLINA DIAZ MATINEZ

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH

EMPHASIS IN ENGLISH

2019
 REPORT.

Teacher´s name: DENYS GALINDO Class observed: 4°

Observation is an important part of learning how to teach. Much of what beginner teachers

need to be aware of can not be learned solely in the university class. My 20 hours of

observation were in “SANTA-MARIA” (INESAMA) in 4th grade; with teacher DENYS

GALINDO who is also teacher in the University of Cordoba in Spanish career. The classes

begin at 7:00 am, There were 35 students in class on the days I observed. Classes started

by the students exchanging their homework journal entry. So after it, the teacher make

groups to solve the diferentes activities that she has, she found this method to be quick and

effective. With this the teacher can reference the list and try to stay on pace with

completing the lesson as she planned. Then students participate in fluency aactivities about

the topics explained in class.

There is a case of inclusive education in the 4th grade, it is a boy and his name is Luis

Guillermo, the teacher spends a bit more time on him, it is interesting the way the teacher

teaches him the contents that the other students work, and how the boy shows a positive

process in the development of the class.

The mediation and the support from the teacher to her students is very successful, she

speaks very clearly and audibly and treated all the students in an equitable manner, she also

invites her students to participate in the class in a kind way, likewise, she uses an

appropriate language for the students' level, the classes are bilingual, the indications are

given in English and Spanish, in both cases the teacher ensures that the instructions have

been clear to all students.

The materials used in the class are very appropriate for the needs of students and are of

interest to them, a variety of materials are used and not only the workbook is followed, in

the classroom tools such as the recorder are used to strengthen the development of the class,

the material used keeps the students busy and helps them to develop mostly the language

skills. Finally, the evaluation of the students is related to the topic that they work in the

class, in this way the evaluation is significant for the students, the teacher for her part is

attentive to all the students participating in the evaluation monitoring their process.
 JOURNAL.

During the development of the observations in the Educational Institution SANTA-

MARIA, in 4° grade and I have felt very comfortable since the teachers of the school have

shown a kind attitude towards me, in the same way, the students receive me in a positive

way in their classrooms. This experience has been very meaningful and enriching for me

because it brings me closer to the teaching work and I can learn how to manage a

classroom, which activities are more interesting for students and which do not arouse much

interest in them, it has also been very useful in the sense that I learn how to treat my

students, find a balance between treating them kindly but not allowing them to take control

of the class and have disorder. I have to admit that I have felt very comfortable with the

acceptance that children show towards me, since the first day the children with a smile

made me feel accepted by them in a certain way, they respect me and in the majority of the

class they are aware who cannot keep in touch with me

There is a very important aspect that has caught my attention and is that in two rooms 4°

and 4°B specifically, there are students who have Down syndrome respectively, I have

been able to observe how teachers make these students participate in his classes, in the

same way the other students demonstrate an open and friendly attitude with their classmates

with this condition.

Focusing now on the materials, with the observations I have learned that I must have

variety in them, taking into account that students learn in different ways, I must use

audiovisual materials or materials that they themselves make in the class, this last method
was used for a teacher in her class and it was very successful because her students kept

busy at the same time they learned new vocabulary and expressions.

Something that I did not like so much is that in the classrooms I have observed the ability

to speak is the least work, students do not use much language in class and this causes

children not develop their communication skills, for me it would be interesting for children

to use the language as much as possible.

I have to emphasize that the students show a lot of interest in the English class and that

encourages me to observe the classes and see how they respond to the different activities

proposed by the teachers. I want to continue observing and seeing how the students

advance in the process and see what results they are getting.

As I said before, this experience is contributing a lot to my process as a student and future

English teacher because it gives us the opportunity to live more closely the experience as a

teacher and is helping me to develop skills that as a teacher I should have.