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Check out tefl tesol about Lesson Weekend TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: R.W. – U.S.A. said: Taking this course has opened my eyes to the more technical aspect of teaching. I started my ESL career as a scholarship student in another country, so I had to learn as I went. That experience made me learn very quickly, but I was missing the fine elements of teaching that this course provided. Even now, as I teach the same students from before I took this class, I can tell that I am a more effective teacher and more aware of what I am doing in class. I know that this awareness will...  [Read more]

  Hello. This presentation is going to cover this section on lesson planning and what we're going to do is to have a look as to why we go about planning a lesson, what do we actually put in it? We'll create an empty lesson plan pro-forma and then having done that what we'll do is to fill in that lesson plan for a particular teaching point. So, our starting position is going to be: "Why do we plan lessons at all?" There are a number of reasons why we need to plan a lesson. The first and foremost perhaps is that it's going to create a logical sequence for our lessons. If we didn't have a lesson plan, it is quite possible that we could go all over the place and it would become confusing for the students. By having this plan, what we've created is a structure that we can work from. So,...  [Read more]

  Okay, so we're going to use this pro-forma as our lesson plan and we're going to fill one out as though we were planning for an actual lesson. So, we start off with some basic information about the class. So, the name of the teacher, date and time and the class level. In this particular case, our class is going to be an elementary class and the room will be room 3. Having looked through the registers we see that the expected number of students for this particular class is going to be 10. This will help us in creating our worksheet copies. The context of the lesson for this class is going to be present continuous tense and it may well be the first time that this particular level of class has been introduced to this tense. So, our focus is going to be fairly general and it's going...  [Read more]

  So, now we're going to fill the actual procedure of the lesson plan out itself. We mentioned at the start, the first thing we do, is to get some general information about the class that we'll be teaching and then, in order for someone to be able to cover our lesson, we need to present enough information in our lesson plan that they can actually carry it out. What I'm going to do is for each stage of the lesson, I'll indicate what I'm going to do in the lesson and then, we'll cut away from that to have a look to see how that will actually be achieved. So, our lesson is going to be based on a 45-minute lesson and the first phase is going to be the engage phase and it's going to be a straight arrow ESA lesson. I'm going to take approximately five minutes on my engage phase and in...  [Read more]

  The first part of my study phase is going to be the board work and I'm going to use the information that I generated in the elicitation part of my engage phase to move on to the actual board work. What I'm going to do is to show the structure of this particular tense. So, the phase study I'm expecting to take about ten minutes on this particular part and, again, the interaction will mainly be the students talking to me. So, how am I going to achieve that with this information? Well, we could ask the students to have a look at the sentences themselves and to tell us what they can see. If we look at each of the first words in here, then at this level, I should hopefully be able to elicit from my students what each of these words have in common and they may well give an answer that...  [Read more]

  So, having elicited this particular structure, what I'm now able to do is to move on to the actual study activities. Typically, they will be in the form of worksheets to check that the students actually understand this information. So, I might prepare three activities. They may not do them all but, for example, I could prepare these three study activities. So, the first one is going to be a fairly straightforward matching activity, where perhaps they match the subject to its correct verb "to be" in that part of the sentence. The second one is going to be a gap fill. For example, I might use this verb here and ask them to complete a sentence using that verb, so that I can check that any spelling changes that take place are correct and the final one is going to be an unscramble,...  [Read more]

  So, the document itself needs to contain some general information about the class, for example the name of the teacher, the date and time of the lesson, what level of class is being taught and in what room, how many students are we expecting, this is important, when we've got things like photocopying and materials to do, what is the context of the lesson, in other words, what is the lesson actually about, what vocabulary or grammar point is this lesson covering and sometimes it's also useful to write out what the focus of the lesson is. So, in effect, the context of the lesson is telling us the grammar point, for example, that might be the present continuous tense, whereas the focus is telling us how we're going to go about teaching it. Another example to illustrate this: Let's...  [Read more]

  Then, we have a set of objectives and aims. Here, the learner objectives relate to what we're hoping the students are going to be able to do by the end of your lesson and quite often, that can be a useful way of writing out what the objectives are. So, we would start the sentence "By the end of the lesson, students should be able to?" and then a list of two, three or four items that we're expecting the students to be able to do by completing this lesson. The learner objectives are different to the teacher aims the teacher aims are what you are expecting from that lesson itself. Now, when you first start teaching, quite a normal aim might be to complete the lesson successfully, to get through the whole thing without having any problems. As time goes on and you become more...  [Read more]

  When our answers are not correct then, obviously, they need to be corrected but it is quite important that we go through a process of correction that will help students. Quite often they've made a mistake simply because of something like reading the incorrect answer out or misrepresenting what they've actually written down. So, always give the opportunity when a mistake has been made for the student to self-correct first. We can often do this in a nonverbal way to show them that they're not actually correct. We might repeat back what they've said to us in a questioning manner or we may just make a gesture to make sure that they understand that they're not correct. So, we allow for a process of self-correction. It may be that the student has actually got the answer wrong and so we...  [Read more]

  For the lesson that even takes place, there are a number of things that you need to have considered. Obviously, you need a very clear idea of what it is you're expecting the students to have to do and they need to know why. It's very important before you ask them to do an activity that they have an understanding of the purpose of that activity. You should, secondly, have had a thought about what they already know. Linked to that is, will it be necessary to do any form of pre-teaching before I can expect them to do this activity and finally, we need to make sure that we have prepared all our materials and our instructions for this particular activity. So, we'll consider a straight arrow ESA lesson, the focus of which is to be speaking skills. So, we'll start with our engage and in...  [Read more]

  Lesson planning is an important part of being a teacher. While experienced teachers may appear to not require a plan it is only because they have probably taught a lesson so many times that the majority of their plan is in their head. They will still have a good idea of how they want and expect the lesson to proceed. Inexperienced teachers will need the structure a good lesson plan provides. A good plan acts as a guide to your planning. It helps a teacher consider the direction of the lesson and possible pitfalls and diversions. It also helps a teacher keep on track during the lesson but should not be so restrictive that it prevents flexibility in class. A lesson plan also serves as a record of what you have taught before enabling you to easily see what to review at later dates...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson TESOL International and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: L.M – U.K. said: I have learned all the different types of future, past and present tenses and how to effectively introduce each and teach the usages and structure of sentences for each of them. I have learned what the abilities of each level student should be and how the students should be assessed and evaluated. I have learned the many different ways of teaching through engaging, activating and allowing students to study. I have learned new educational and fun games to play with the students in a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson TESOL Accredited and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.G – U.S.A. said: I really enjoy doing this course it was a little long and challenging especially if you have not study english grammar for a while. It was also a good review and it helps me a great deal about teaching ESL to foreign students. My plan of action is to find another job which will be TEFL or TESOL related and once I am hired I will be ready to put TEFL training to work I am really looking forward to teaching ESL to foreign students. Best of all I feel that this course was well...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson International TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: A.P – Spain said: This course has been highly productive and helpful because it is clear and thorough in explaining teaching methods and reviewing grammar. The worksheets gave me the practice I needed in grammar and they made me realize exactly when and why I needed to go over certain topics a second time. Another positive aspect of the course is having an online tutor to help out and review any weaknesses or misunderstandings along the way. I can safely say that my grammar has been refreshed and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson Discounted TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: A.B. – Japan said: One word. Grammar. english grammar is ridiculously complicated and this course opened the door a little bit into the world of grammar for me. Teaching grammar is not my strong suite, as my lesson plans over the course reflected. I think part of this is because thus far, I have not been asked by my employers to teach grammar. I am much better/stronger in teaching vocabulary, writing, speaking, etc. Pretty much everything BUT grammar. Not being asked to teach grammar has been just...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson Authorised TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.U. – U.A.E. said: I have personally gained much in taking this course. In the first place it helped me to restore confidence in the sense that as a non-native english teacher I relocated to the U.A.E and worked for a while before the economic recession affected Europe and other parts of the world. This consequently resulted to an influx of people from Europe seeking employment as english teachers with the result that those who are not trained as english teachers are preferred by employers for the mere...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson TESOL Teacher and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: L.N. – U.S.A. said: I’ve learned a lot about english even in this basic class. It’s amazing to me everything I know, but don’t know why I know it. I would be very interested into studying english in more depth. I am looking forward to being able to put to use what I have learned: the stages of teaching, the lesson plans, interacting with the students, and feeling as though I am helping someone. Those are accomplishments I will take away from this class with pride. I’ve learned a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson Cheaper TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.C. – New Zealand said: I have gained much practical advice and useful skills. I have also learnt more about the english language. The lesson plans I learnt to produce will be made for every lesson I teach. While making them I will review what I have been taught to use as substantive content to teach and also to decide on how to teach it. When completing the personal aims section of the lesson plans I can review the units to see what aspect of the course I haven’t incorporated well enough or forgotten...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lesson Plan TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.C – U.S.A. said: After taking this course, I have learned a lot of knowledge. I was able to enhance my skills as a teacher. I was able to review my grammar. I have learned new teaching techniques and ideas which I am going to use in my teaching. I was able to familiarize myself on how to create a good and effective lesson plan. I was able to learn the proper way how to deal with different levels of students. I will put it into actions by applying it in my everyday lesson plan in school. I will deal with the...  [Read more]

  Now an example of a straight arrow ESA lesson for our engage phase. What we're going to do is to show the students a video of animals and they are going to say what they like about those animals and try to create a list of some more. So, remember what we're trying to do here is to get the students talking and thinking in English. We're using a typical engage activity, which is to create a list and we try to make sure that all the students have been involved in some way in creating those lists. Moving on to the study phase, the first part is going to be the board work and the teacher is going to try to elicit from the students what each of those animals can and can't do. Typically, what the students will say is just single words, so "run," "jump," "fly," etc. What we would then...  [Read more]