Inquisitive mind
What do you need to include in lesson plans?
Clear aims (main, subsidiary, personal)
Timing
Flexi-activity
Clear structure with stages
Procedure
interaction patterns
anticipated problems...
What is a suggested procedure for teaching new vocabulary through a text?
Lead In
Pre-teach essential lexis
Target language presentation (from students’ comprehension of the text)
Model - Check the concept.
Model again and drill if necessary
Controlled practice
Freer practice
Think of a warmer and roleplay that with us
examples: positivity round, 20 questions, weekend topics...
List at least 4 error correction types.
Delayed correction written on WB
use fingers, gestures and miming
reformulate the sentence
repeat the sentence
Why is WCF important?
give feedback on target language
make sure ss use the language correctly
What should CCQs look like?
yes/no or short answer questions
simple
no complex structures
help defining the meaning
Teach these 2 words to us and think of at least 1 CCQ for each of them: Recycle, Pollute
Recycle: Do we use them again?
Pollute: Is it dirty?
List at least 3 things we need to pay attention to, when giving instructions.
Simple, Clear
Short
First tell, then distribute
Language not more advanced than their level
ICQs
What is a pyramid discussion and when can we usually use this activity?
Learners form larger groups as they carry out a speaking task, which normally requires each grouping to reach agreement before joining another group.
Speaking lesson
Describe the difference between TTT and TBL
The initial task is different, there is a performance stage in TBL. Lena?
Imagine a classroom setting and ask us to drill a grammar structure
Repetition drills
Substitution drills (eg I don't like milk, I don't like....)
Situationalized drills
Transformation drills (He likes...Does he like?)
List at least 4 ways of eliciting meaning.
realia
photograph/flashcard/picture
blackboard drawing done on the spot
mime/gesture
an example of a situation where we would use the word
a definition
antonyms/synonyms
List at least 5 expressions Lena taught during her lesson we watched. (Target language)
generous, lazy, kind, funny, selfish, outgoing, reliable, aggressive, ambitious, patient