UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIAPAS

FACULTAD DE LENGUAS CAMPUS TUXTLA

LICENCIATURA EN LA ENSEÑANZA DEL INGLÉS
DIDÁCTICA DE LA GRAMÁTICA Y DE LOS ELEMENTOS LÉXICOS
CUARTO SEMESTRE
Semana de Inmersión a la Vida Docente

By: Gómez Morales, E.

Date: March/2024
Objective: To grasp different ways in which vocabulary can be taught; to understand what actually happens in the classroom when teaching
vocabulary/grammar; to understand the role of vocabulary and grammar in real classes.

Observation Sheet: Grammar & Vocabulary

Semana de Inmersión a la Vida Docente

While observing, take notes about the following:

1. How is vocabulary and grammar treated in the classroom?

2. What vocabulary and grammar did the teacher introduce/review? Give examples.

3. How was vocabulary and grammar presented/reviewed?

4. What happened in the classroom? Tick and add any other element that was presented.

The teacher… Tick

Vocabulary
 Introduced words √
 Had students repeat difficult to pronounce words
 Clearly presented meanings
 Clearly presented forms
 Illustrated words with examples
 Concrete examples
 Visual examples
 Verbal examples
 Checked understanding
 Generate Examples
 Actively involved students
 Provided multiple exposures to words (different
activities/exercises)
 Expanded presentation by the use of Word Wall, Synonyms,
Antonyms, Parts of Speech, Word Families, etc.

Grammar

 Inductive or deductive grammar employed?

 Explains the rules to the students
 Focuses on form first and then meaning
 Allows the student to formulate and discover the rule ‘to induct’
 Helps students discover the rule through meaningful
communication
Now, in groups, select an incident about grammar or vocabulary teaching that occurred in the
classroom. Say how it can be improved? Draw a plan (step by step)- how that particular issue can be
enhanced. In other words, if you had the opportunity to teach this lesson, what would you do
differently? Why? Were the strategies and activities effective?

Tell about the issue/situation How can be improved? Write detailed

explanations/justifications. Use bullets

Learning in the SIVD, Outcomes Drawbacks in the SIVD

In the different courses you are taken in fourth semester, did you have a
purpose for observing, focusing, etc.?

Provide feedback to the program SIVD