Lesson plan samples

Hi guys,

Hope you are all excited about planning your lessons for the web site activity. As I promised here are two sample lesson plans using different approaches and I have added one of my own lesson plans which is not perfect but it will help you get more ideas of what I want to see. Keep working hard!

PPP lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/ppp-sample-lesson

PDP lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/pdp-sample-lesson

Extra lesson plan: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/sample-lesson-plan-willy-45520268

Syllabus!

Hi guys,

Here is the summary of the four concepts kept in mind when designing a syllabus. Keep the hard work!

LEARNABILITY

This concept explains that some structural or lexical items are easier for students to learn than others.

Based on this concept we teach easier things first and then increase the level of difficulty as students’ language level rises.

This concept might tell us that, at beginner levels, it is better to teach uses of was and were immediately after teaching uses of is and are, rather than follow is and are with the third conditional.

FREQUENCY

This concept tells us that it would make sense, especially at beginning levels, to include items which are more common in the language, than ones that are only used occasionally by native speakers.

Thanks to this concept we are in a position to say with some authority, for example, that SEE is used more often than UNDERSTAND, than it is to denote vision (e.g. Oh, I see). It might make sense, therefore, to teach that meaning of SEE first.

COVERAGE

 This concept explains that some words and structures have greater scope for use than others.

We might decide, on the basis of this concept, to introduce GOING TO future before the present continuous with the future reference, if we could show that GOING TO could be used in more situations than the present continuous.

  

USEFULNESS

 This concept explains the reason that words like BOOK and PEN figure so highly in classrooms (even though they might not be that frequent in real language use) is because they are words normally used in that situation.

This concept helps understand that words for family members occur early on in a student’s learning life because of the context of what students are linguistically able to talk about.

Web-based activities

Hi everybody,

Some of you might have still questions about the web based activity you are to share with your classmates for the second grade of the module tomorrow. Here is a list of the steps and the link to access the samples I showed you the other day in class. Have a blast!

1. Select a non-educational web site.

2. Create a lesson using that web site.

3. Write a lesson plan for the class. (Keep in mind the elements and approaches we talked about as well as the instructional objectives material)

4. Talk briefly about the web page and the activity in class. (Thursday September 17)

5. Send the lesson plan by mail. (Deadline: Saturday September 19) This means you will have Sunday to get ready for the next module. Isn't your teacher the best?

Samples: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/tefl-web-based-activities-45616217

Looking for solutions.

Hi everybody,

Here is our last forum. We discussed some of the disadvantages of using a book but we did not talk about possible solutions. So here is the chance to do so. Look at the following chart presenting some common difficulties students and teachers might face when using books. Choose a problem and post a solution to overcome that difficulty. Thanks for sharing!"

Weakness	Teacher/Student Difficulty	Ways of Overcoming Problem
The textbook is designed as a the sole source of information.	Students only see one perspective on a concept or issue.
Textbook is old or outdated.	Information shared with students is not current or relevant.
Textbook questions tend to be low level or fact-based.	Students assume that learning is simply a collection of facts and figures.
Textbook doesn't take students' background knowledge into account.	Teacher does not tailor lessons to the specific attributes and interests of students.
Reading level of the textbook is too difficult.	Students cannot read or understand important concepts.
The textbook has all the answer to all the questions.	Students tend to see learning as an accumulation of correct answers.

Advantages and disadvantages of using books

Hi again,

As I promised here is the summary of the pros and cons of using books we discussed in class this morning:

Advantages

It is easy to follow.

You don’t really have to make a plan.

You can revisit a topic as many times as you need.

Students have enough exercises.

Students can make progress on their own at home.

It is an organized way of looking at learning.

Disadvantages

It might get boring for students.

You might lose flexibility. It may require you to be too rigid.

It does not encourage creativity.

The student might become too dependent.

Books might be too expensive.

Thanks a lot.

Writing instructional objectives

Hi guys,

As we already know writing objectives is vital for teachers because it helps us to get a sense of direction as well as to know what kind of activities include in order to get what we want from students. Here are two links with the presentation on how to write instructional objectives and an article I put together with a more specific explanation on how the ABCD model works. Hope you like it and use it to write your lesson plan objectives. Have a lovely rest of the week!

Prezi presentation: https://prezi.com/bspn9-lqk9ff/what-are-instructional/

Article on the ABCD model: http://www.slideshare.net/willys007/the-abcd-model-for-writing-objectives

Approaches to lesson planning (Part 2)

Hi guys,
Here are the links to the description of the three approaches you worked with. Anytime you want you are free to peruse them.

Have a good one

PDP

PPP

TTT