What should go into an English language lesson?
Every lesson and class is different. The content depends on what the teacher wants to achieve in the lesson. However, it is possible to make some generalisations. Students who are interested and involved in, and enjoy what they are studying, tend to make better progress and learn faster.When thinking about an English lesson it is useful therefore to keep the following three elements in mind: Engage – Study – Activate.
Engage
This means getting the students interested in the class. Engaging students is important for the learning process.
Study
Every lesson usually needs to have some kind of language focus. The study element of a lesson could be a focus on any aspect of the language, such as grammar or vocabulary and pronunciation. A study stage could also cover revision and extension of previously taught material.
Activate
Telling students about the language is not really enough to help them learn it. For students to develop their use of English they need to have a chance to produce it. In an activate stage the students are given tasks which require them to use not only the language they are studying that day, but also other language that they have learnt.
What is a lesson plan?
A lesson plan is a framework for a lesson. If you imagine a lesson is like a journey, then the lesson plan is the map. It shows you where you start, where you finish and the route to take to get there.
Essentially, the lesson plan sets out what the teacher hopes to achieve throughout the lesson and how they hope to achieve it. Usually, they are in written form, but they don’t have to be. New or inexperienced teachers may want to or be required to produce very detailed plans, showing clearly what is happening at any particular time in the lesson. However, in a realistic teaching environment, it is perhaps impractical to consider this level of detail in planning on a daily basis. As teachers gain experience and confidence, planning is just as important, but teachers inevitably develop the ability to plan more quickly and very experienced teachers may be able to go into class with just a short list of notes or even with the plan in their heads.
Whatever the level of experience, it is important that all teachers take time to think through their lessons before they enter the classroom.
Why is planning important?
One of the most important reasons to plan is that the teacher needs to identify his or her aims for the lesson. Teachers need to know what it is they want their students to be able to do at the end of the lesson that they couldn’t do before. Planning is important because it:
- gives the teacher the opportunity to predict possible problems and therefore consider solutions
- makes sure that the lesson is balanced and appropriate for the class
- gives the teacher confidence
- is generally good practice and a sign of professionalism.
Do you need to plan if you have a course book?
Many teachers will find themselves having to use a course book. There are advantages and disadvantages to having a sourcebook, but although they do provide a ready-made structure for teaching material, it is very unlikely that the material was written for the teachers’ particular students. Each class is different, and teachers need to be able to adapt material from whatever source so that it is suitable for their students. A course book can certainly help planning, but it cannot replace the teacher’s own ideas for what they want to achieve in a class.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes describe what students should be able to do by the end of a teaching session or course. They are related to, but different from, teaching aims, which instead describe broadly what the session or course is about and its overall purpose. A learning outcome can be defined as a clear and concise measurable statement of the behaviors (e.g., skills, knowledge, or attitudes} we expect our participants to demonstrate as a result of learning.
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