Appendix A

Class Observation Summaries

Contents of Appendix A

1. Victoria García Serrano
2. Reyes Caballo Márquez

i. Victoria García Serrano

Course: SPAN 130
Observed by: Victoria García Serrano, Spanish Language Program Co-Coordinator

Date: 19 November 2010

• Good use of a classroom space (a seminar room) for a highly communicative class.
• Background music played the whole time, except during report-back phases.
• Activities were well organized and desquenced; they shared the same content/context (food) but a different grammar point was practiced each time.
• A very dynamic teacher in a student-centered class!

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ii. Reyes Caballo Márquez

Course: SPAN 130
Observed by: Reyes Caballo Márquez, SPAN 130 Course Coordinator

Date: 07 October 2010

The pace of the lesson was dynamic and the activities were well thought out. He started with a warm-up activity that forced students to move and circulate around the classroom, which recycled vocabulary, content, and grammatical structures previously studied. I thought that this was a very good activity for a 9am class, to help students wake up!

Students were motivated and very engaged in the activities that they were asked to do. The lesson plan was geared towards communication, and class time was efficiently used for that purpose.

The instructor was very prepared, and showed a great deal of professionalism not only in his demeanor, but also in his use of the blackboard, his use of technology, his way of presenting it to the class, and the clarity of exposition. The class atmosphere was very pleasant, Bryan’s presence in the classroom makes students feel at ease. All this combined with his kindness and good attitude towards the students made me want to be one of them! Bryan is a talented instructor, who is capable of engaging students intellectually. I liked how he was treating students as intelligent adults.

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