Toward Better Teaching: The PPP Model

BY

Yousof AssahafiMakkah

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General Objective

To be able to conduct a productive lesson according to

the 3Ps model

Detailed Objectives

1. To introduce the 3Ps Model. 2. To identify the Pros and Cons of

the model.3. To get familiar with the suitable

activities for each phase. 4. To introduce a sample lesson. 5. To prepare a lesson according

to the model.

The Three Ps

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Dear teacher what do you think the 3Ps stand for?

The Three Ps

Presentation

Practice

Production

Dear teacher,What do you think takes place in each step?

Language learning goals

Present

Practice

Produce

–Introduce / revise target language

– Use language in a meaningful way

Communicate in a meaningful way

“ You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never

know how soon it will be too late. ”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Dear Teacher:Work with your group and try to write

down what takes place in each step. Provide examples of the activities/techniques that can be implemented in each stage.

Activity: Time to think

• The teacher presents new words or structures, gives examples, writes them on the board, etc.• The teacher first ‘present’ the new language, possibly by playing a recording dialogue or getting the learners to read a written text.”

Presentation: Different Possibilities

• Students practice using words or structures in a controlled way, e.g. making sentences form prompts, asking and answering questions, giving sentences based on a picture. Practice can be oral or written.• The new language is practiced in a controlled way, possibly by completing written exercises using the new language or in controlled pair work practicing similar dialogues.

Practice: Different Possibilities

Students use language they have learnt to express themselves more freely, e.g. to talk or write about their own lives and interests, to express opinions, or imagine themselves in different situations. Like practice, production can be oral or written. (Doff 97)

Production: Different Possibilities

•Repetition drills•Guessing games•Disappearing text•Dialogue building•Mingle activities•Information gaps•Songs, rhymes and chants

Drilling

• Drilling is not a new or a fashionable classroom technique, but, when used appropriately in the classroom, it can be of great value to our learners.

• Only drill language that will benefit from being drilled (for example if it causes pronunciation problems)

Notes on Drilling

• Don't drill too much and keep drilling stages lively.

• Respond to your learners' needs - drill if you, or they, think it will help them pronounce or memorize words or language chunks.

• Vary the way in which you do drills to help make the language more memorable

Notes on Drilling

Giving DirectionsFirst, the teacher might present the target language by asking the learners to listen to a recording of someone asking for directions and to complete some sentences on a worksheet. The sentences would include the language of directions. The learners then practice this language using simple maps provided by the teacher.

An Example of a PPP lesson(elementary level)

Finally, they can produce the language more freely by giving directions to places they actually know, possibly using real maps brought into the classroom for this purpose by the teacher or drawn by the learners themselves.

An Example of a PPP lesson(elementary level)

Time to Think:

Look at the cartoonWhat idea(s) does /do it convey?

Do you agree? Why? Why not?

Dear Teacher:

Brainstorm with your group and list as many

advantages of the 3Ps model of teaching.

Activity: Advantages of the 3Ps

• Makes life easier for the teacher• Language presented in context • Integrates all the skills into lesson • Flexible presentation stages • Traditionally students like controlled practice • Builds confidence • In stages 2 and 3 teacher can help weaker students • Helps lead learners towards autonomy

Advantages of the PPP Model

• PPP lessons provide clear and simple structure of the lesson. • Lesson are easy to prepare because the materials used are ordered from the simplest to the most difficult and types of activities are arranged from the most controlled to the least controlled.

Advantages of the PPP Model

• Availability of materials.

• The teacher sees the progress of students in

the lesson clearly and easily.

• Relatively easy for beginner students and

• Effective communication

Advantages of the PPP Model

Dear Teacher:

Now its your turn to apply what you have

learned. Working with your group, choose a

lesson then write a lesson plan in which you

implement the 3Ps model.

Activity: Application Time

Dear Teacher:

How can applying the 3Ps

model enhance your students

learning process?

Time for Reflection