Helping with lesson planningHelping with lesson planning

Aims of the session

• To introduce the idea of aims, outcomes and procedures.

• To explore all the factors a teacher has to consider when planning a lesson

• To raise awareness of the core stages of a skills and language lesson by ordering model plans

• To practice giving lesson planning advice

Why do we do the following things? How do we do them? What is the outcome of doing each thing?

1. Cook dinner2. Travel from Prague to London 3. Play football4. Go to the cinema

Why do we do the following things? How do we do them? What is the outcome of doing each thing?

1. Cook dinner2. Travel from Prague to London 3. Play football4. Go to the cinema5. Teach a lesson

What to consider when lesson planning

• the age, level and needs of the students,

• different abilities within the classroom

• the strengths and weaknesses of the students

• assumed knowledge of the learners

• anticipated problems and solutions with the teaching point

• the role of the teacher• the learning styles of the

students • aims, stages and stage aims

• interaction patterns• time considerations• variety and balance of

activities • logical sequencing • the room • the average number of

students • the time• the temperature• resources & equipment• the overall aim

Preliminary

• the age, level and needs of the students

• The overall aim• different abilities within the

classroom• the strengths and weaknesses of

the students• assumed knowledge of the

learners• anticipated problems and solutions

with the teaching point • the role of the teacher• the learning styles of the students • the room • the average number of students • the time• the temperature

Procedure

• aims, stages and stage aims• logical sequencing• time considerations• the role of the teacher• variety and balance of activities

including the learning styles of the students

• interaction patterns• resources & equipment

Receptive Skills LessonCreate InterestPre Skills TaskGist Skill TaskMain Skill TaskFollow Up

Language LessonCreate InterestLanguage in Use (Either testing the students’ knowledge or seeing the language in context.)Language AnalysisControlled Practice Freer Practice.

Lesson 1: A skills lesson – To give the students practice in listening for gist and specific informationLesson 2: A language lesson – To review and extend the students’ knowledge of the 3rd conditional and give them practice in the structure