6th Self Evaluation + self evaluation table + a lesson plan

It was my 6th self-evaluation lesson. I think it went very well. I don't have any problems in the classroom neither with students nor with something else. My voice was clearly audible while I was explaining a new topic or when I was discussing about their tests. Students were quiet and calm so everything went very smoothly. I set myself clear objectives and I followed my lesson plan. In fact it was very useful because I was able to finish lesson just on time. In other words the time each activity took worked out as planned. The materials were appropriate for my students' level. I tried to make a new topic very clear and understandable. That's why I wrote a lot of on the blackboard and asked students to do the same into their notebooks. There were no problems with classroom management at all. The arrangement of groups in one activity went smoothly. While we were having a speaking activity I formulated a lot of questions in order to make students speak more in the target language. The types of questions were varied from easy ones to difficult ones. So students had an opportunity for genuine communication. Even though some students were talking with each other while their classmates were presenting means of transport I asked them to be quiet and there were no problems after all. I paid enough attention to each student because there were no student who didn't talk at the lesson. Everybody got a chance to say something and share their ideas. I think I succeeded in achieving my aims and the students gained much from the lesson.

6th Self-evaluationtable

Rate the lesson according to the following scale:

1…………………2……………….3…………………..4…………………….5

Does not at                    neutral                        Is a totally

all reflect                                                        accurate reflection

what went on                                                 of what

                                                                      went on

Personal qualities

1. My voice was clearly audible to all the students all of the time   1 2 3 4 5
2. I spoke at the right speed                   1 2 3 4 5
3. I controlled the level of my own language  1 2 3 4 5
4. I established and maintained a purposeful working atmosphere   1 2 3 4 5
5. I developed positive relationships with students that result in             

students feeling safe and confident.        1 2 3 4 5

General shape of the lesson

1. I identified clear objectives appropriate to the subject and the           

students                                1 2 3 4 5

2. The overall shape and balance of the lesson worked out as            planned                                 1 2 3 4 5
3. My lesson plan was very useful    1 2 3 4 5
4. I followed the stages of my lesson plan   1 2 3 4 5
5. There was variation in types of activities  1 2 3 4 5
6.  I set tasks for whole class, individual and group work 1 2 3 4 5
7. The time each activity took worked out as planed   1 2 3 4 5
8. The pace of each segment was appropriate for the type                  

of activity       1 2 3 4 5

Materials, aids

1. The materials were appropriate with regard to the age and level of the class

- in terms of their linguistic difficulty    1 2 3 4 5 

- in terms of their functional difficulty and use  1 2 3 4 5

2. My blackboard was clear and well laid out          1 2 3 4 5
3. My visual aids were necessary, clear and effective  1 2 3 4 5

Classroom management

1. I did not have problems in managing the class   1 2 3 4 5
2. I gave clear instructions and demonstrations     1 2 3 4 5
3. The sitting position of the students was appropriate for the type

of the activity involved                           1 2 3 4 5

4. The arrangement of groups and other students’ movement in the

class went on smoothly             1 2 3 4 5

Questions

1. The questions were phrased correctly to get the answers I                wanted                               1 2 3 4 5
2. The types of questions were varied          1 2 3 4 5
3. The types of questions were graded from easy to understand to difficult                              1 2 3 4 5
4. I distributed my questions among the students equally 1 2 3 4 5

Communication

1. I gave the students an opportunity for genuine communication  1 2 3 4 5
2. I ensured that the students take part in communication activities 1 2 3 4 5

Students’ response

1. All the students were interested all of the time    1 2 3 4 5

Errors

1. I coped effectively with the students’ errors which arose in the

class                                                                      1 2 3 4 5

Checking

1. I paid enough attention to each student in the class   1 2 3 4 5
2. I checked that every student had understood

the main teaching point                             1 2 3 4 5

Unexpected

1. I coped well with everything unexpected         1 2 3 4 5

Summary

1. I succeeded in achieving my aim                                    1 2 3 4 5
2. The students gained much from the lesson                     1 2 3 4 5
3. I evaluated my teaching critically and drew conclusions     1 2 3 4 5

                                                       6^th SELF EVALUATION LESSON PLAN

Student-teacher: Agnė Verikaitė

School: Vilniaus Viršuliškių Secondary school

Date: Febraury 17, 2011

Time: 12⁴⁵ – 13⁴⁰

Form: 11c

Level: intermediate

Materials: Enterprise 4 Intermediate, tape-recorder, blackboard

Topic: discussion about test, survey reports

Aims:  1) to discuss students’ tests which they wrote the last lesson

            2) to introduce general layout of survey reports

Time	Stages	ACTIVITY		Objectives	What if…?
		Teacher	Student
12:45	Introduction (2min)	Greets the students, asks if someone else is coming to the lesson, checks attendance and starts the lesson.	Greet the teacher and answer her questions.	To create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. To establish contact with the students.
12:47	Discussion about test   (10min)	Teacher gives students their tests and asks if everything is clear. Then she talks in general about students’ marks and mistakes which they have done in the test. Also, she makes sure that students understand their mistakes.	Students take their tests and looks through if everything is clear.	To make sure that students understand their mistakes. To give feedback to the students. To evaluate their knowledge.	If there are students who didn’t write the test, they will write the next lesson.
12:57	Setting plan       (3min)	Introduces what they are going to talk about today. She says that they will learn what survey reports are and how they should write them. Also, they will do some listening and speaking activities.	Students listen to their teacher carefully.	To inform the students what they are going to do at the lesson.	.
13:00	Listening   (10min) Pre-listening While-listening After-listening	Teacher asks students to open their books at page 152 and look at the exercise one. They will hear someone giving advice on how to travel wisely. While listening they have to complete the notes about things to remember when travelling. Teacher gives 45 seconds to look through the text and then she turns on the tape-recorder. Teacher turns on the tape-recorder and listens to the text. Teacher asks students to read the answers.	Students are listening carefully and look at the task. Students are getting familiar with the text. Students listen carefully and try to complete the task. Students read the answers one by one out loud.	To revise what is review writing and to develop learners’ skills to speak about their favourite books or films. To get familiar with the text in order to be able to fill in the missing words. To develop students’ listening skills in text about travelling. To check their listening skills. To check whether they understood the text.	If students don’t understand the meaning of the word – teacher explains and translates into Lithuanian. If students are not able to hear all the words, then teacher plays the text for the 2nd time. If students don’t know how to write some words then teacher writes them on the blackboard.
13:10	Speaking    (15min) Pre-speaking While-speaking After-speaking	Teacher asks to look at the page 152 in their books. Then she divides students into 5 groups and gives 1 means of transport for each group. 1st group – planes, 2nd – ships, 3rd – trains, 4th – cars, 5th carriages. Each group is made up from 2 students. One student should talk about advantages and the 2nd one about disadvantages of particular means of transport. Teacher gives them 5 minutes to discuss and prepare. While students are discussing teacher writes down the general layout of survey reports on the blackboard. Teacher asks each group one by one to discuss given means of transport.	Students listen carefully to their teacher and make sure that they understand the instructions. Students discuss and share their thoughts with a partner. Students one by one discuss what they think about each means of transport. They share their ideas about its advantages and disadvantages.	To revise transport vocabulary. To encourage students to think of a specific information. To encourage students to cooperate with each other. To encourage students to use the target language.	If students cannot think of anything, then teacher gives some hints. If students are discussing in Lithuanian language, then teacher asks them to use English while discussing. If it is difficult for students to speak, then teacher keeps asking some questions, in order to make them speak.
13:25	Presentation    (14min)	Teacher presents a general layout of survey reports. Also, she explains what survey reports are. What is more, she explains which tenses we use in survey reports, what style should be used, what reporting words are used and so on.	Students listen to the teacher and write down everything from the blackboard to their notebooks.	To introduce what survey reports are. To give a general layout of survey reports.
13:39	Evaluation and setting HW   (1min)	Teacher reminds what they have learnt today and sets HW: from books at page 154 they have to do exercises 2 and 3.	Students write down their HW in their notebooks.	To check whether students understood what survey reports are. To check their understanding. To give some individual work.