1. OBSERVATION SHEET
Candidate’s name: Observer’s initials:
School: Date: Time:
Grade: No. of students: Previous contact with class:
Type of lesson: Aim:
1.PREPARATION Excellent good average poor
Lesson plan/ preparation -Easy to understand and follow
-Good understanding of method
-Clear objectives
Appropriateness;
Anticipation of student
problems; language
awareness
-Students’ problems
-Timing of activities
-Appropriate lesson plan
Visual aid -Prepared visual aid
Comments
2.LESSON
Presentation, explanation
or
Pre-task
-Clear start of the lesson
-Smooth transitions
-Several techniques of the lesson
-Successful techniques
-Mistake correction
-Visual aid/blackboard
-Successful activities
-Eliciting
Practice
Accuracy
Fluency or
While-task
/Post-task
-Clear instruction
-Eliciting
-Timing
-Variety of activities
-Mistake correction
-Clear stages
-Variety of media

2. -Successful activities
-Several techniques for practice
Learner participation &
quality of interaction
-Active participation
-Students’ interaction
-Interested
-Student’s involvement
Classroom management -Clear instruction
-Voice
-Eye contact
-Eliciting
-Monitoring
Use of English -Balance of English/Vietnamese
-Good English model
-Fluent use of English
Aims achieved, clarity of
purpose, thoroughness
-Use lesson plan appropriately
-Aims achieved
Comments
3. INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS
Manner
Interest
-Confident
-Rapport with the students
-Flexible/adaptable
-Good model
Comments