English for Academic Purposes
Prof. Bauer-Ramazani

Student’s Name:  _________________

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CLASS OBSERVATION REPORT

Course Number ___________     Course Title  ___________________________________________
Professor's Name  _____________________________________
Days that course meets                                                   Time _______       Place                   

I.  GENERAL OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS

1.   Approximately, how many students were in class?              

            2.  Did the professor take attendance?

            3.  How did the professor teach? (lecture, discussion, small groups, etc.)

            ________________________________________________________________________ 

            4.  What percentage of the lecture did you understand?  (Circle the appropriate number.)

                        10    20    30    40    50    60    70    80    90    100  %

            5.  What difficulties did you experience?

 

            6.  Did the professor speak clearly? YES / NO
(Comment: _____________________________________)

            7.  What audiovisual aids did the professor use? (black/whiteboard, slide show, Web site(s), video, audio, SmartBoard, etc.)?
                        _____________________________________________________________________________

            8.  What did the students do during class?  _____________________________________

                        Were they attentive?     YES / NO
                                  If some of them were not attentive, what were they doing?

                        Did they take notes?     YES / NO
                        Did they participate?     YES / NO  
          

            9.  What percentage of class was discussion/student participation?   10  20  30  40  50  60 %
                           How did students participate in class?   __________________________________________________

II.  CLASS NOTES:  Use the notes you took in class to answer the following questions IN SENTENCES.

            1.  What was the main topic of the class? 
 

            2.  In this space, write a one-paragraph summary of the lecture (or of the course activities).

  

 

 

 

 

          

  1. Write 1-2 paragraphs, comparing this class to a class in your country.  What similarities and differences did you see?  Use discourse markers (transitions) of comparison/contrast.  In your answer, discuss and give examples of

  • teaching style (Describe it.)

  • teacher - student interaction (How did they interact?)

  • the formality/informality of the class

  • student participation (How did students participate and how much?)

Please attach your notes from class.

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