Today, a subject advisor visited one of my lessons and she evaluated my performance. I am more or less happy with the results, here is what she said:
I attended a history lesson in a split-group setting within the framework of bilingual education in a 7th-grade class. The topic of the lesson was World War I.
My colleague, Gábor Seres, is an English teacher who started teaching history this school year, even though it is not his subject of expertise. He began his history studies at university in September.
Prior to the lesson, Gábor sent me his lesson plan, which also served as the projected in-class material for students.
Considering the specific characteristics of bilingual education, the lesson placed significant emphasis on reading comprehension and vocabulary explanation. The teacher also focused greatly on developing students’ logical thinking skills while ensuring that communication in English remained a key aspect of the lesson. The teacher-student relationship was excellent, as evident in the well-established classroom routines.
The lesson was primarily conducted in a frontal teaching format.
After the lesson, we discussed the unique challenges of the situation: how to teach subject-specific content in a bilingual primary school setting with appropriate depth and in a way that suits the students’ age while also ensuring exposure to Hungarian technical terminology and fostering the development of their English proficiency.
To make the lesson more engaging and to enhance student motivation, we explored possible teaching methods and assessment approaches. My colleague was highly receptive to suggestions.
I consider his openness, his ability to encourage logical thinking in students, his calm and structured lesson management, and his high-level communication in English to be his strengths.
Areas for development and possible improvement methods are as previously discussed.
I wish him much success in his future work.
Thank you for your help and advice, Éva! 🙂