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PLANNING LESSONS AND COURSES, seperate mentally: - Coggle Diagram
PLANNING LESSONS AND COURSES
Planning is a thinking skill
The better prepared you are, the more likely that you will be ready to cope with whatever happens.
prediction
anticipation
sequencing
organizing
simplifyling
Areas:
athmosphere
learners
aims
teaching point
tasks and teaching procedures
challenges
materials
classroom management
Two key questions:
What is my procedure?
What are the aims of the lesson?
If you're having a trouble:
look at the next unit of the book
think about students
talk with students
start organizing your thoughts more systematically
written plan
useful in-lesson reminder
Prepare thoroughly
But is class, teach the learners, not the plan
formal lesson planning
sections:
background information
language analysis of items that will be worked on in class
detailed chronological stage-by-stage description of the intended procedure for the lesson
appropriate aims for the whole class
Language learning
progress of learning a new item
ignorance
2.exposure
restricted exposure
texts specifically designed to be accessible to learners
read or listen to coursebook texts designed to present features of certain language items
authentic exposure
language is being used fairly naturally
reading magazines, books, articles
watching English movies, series
listening to small talk and listening to recordings
noticing
understanding
practice
active use
Stephen Krashen
acquisition
learning
output
authentic output
discussions
meetings
small talk in a café
writing a postcard
restricted output
drills
written gap-fill exercises
grammar practice activities
"Repeat what I say"
Sequencing lessons components
1.restricted exposure
clarification
restricted output
additional blocks
activities that promote memory
activities that prmote noticing
activities that promote reflection
activities that promote preparation
Lesson aims
state the aims of the class
Procedure aims:
teachers write aims that are only statements of procedure = what students will do during the class
Achievement aims
: stating what the teacher hopes the students will achieve
Alternatives to formal planning
'running older' activities
flow chart
keep in mind the 'critical learning moments'
lesson images
Planning a course
What will I teach?
What is the work plan/timetable?
Types of work plans
Skeleton work plan
Detailed work plan
Topic based work plans
Unrealistic requirements
There is a fine balance between doing what you are required or expected to do and doing what you believe is appropriate, useful or needed.
seperate mentally:
the material you use
the activities
the teaching point
topics or contexts
aim of the lesson