Lesson Planning Vocab
The length of time needed for each stage.
Potential Answers: Timetable Fit, Assumptions, Possible Solutions, Timing, Interaction Patterns, Homework, Procedures
What is timing?
The purpose of a stage of the lesson.
What are stage aims?
We give this test to our students at the beginning of a course in order to find out what they know and do not know. It helps us make the decision about what we are going to teach.
What is a diagnostic test?
This student learns best through seeing.
What is a visual learner?
THis person organises the learning space and makes rules for classroom behaviour.
Potential answers: Assesor, Planner, Informer, Manager, Monitor, Involver, Diagnostician, Resource/Friend
What is a manager?
What students do at home.
Potential Answers: Timetable Fit, Assumptions, Possible Solutions, Timing, Interaction Patterns, Homework, Procedures
What is homework?
The most important aim of a lesson. We make the freer practice match this aim.
What are main aims?
The test we give our students after finishing several units or after finishing a certain part of the course in order to find out what they have learnt.
What is a progress test.
The learner learns best through hearing.
This person evaluates why learners are making mistakes or having difficulties.
Potential answers: Assesor, Planner, Informer, Manager, Monitor, Involver, Diagnostician, Resource/Friend
What is a diagnostician?
Tasks and activities for each stage.
Potential Answers: Timetable Fit, Assumptions, Possible Solutions, Timing, Interaction Patterns, Homework, Procedures
What are procedures?
A smaller aim of a lesson. there can be more than one.
What are subsidiary aims?
The test we give our students at the end of a course in order to find out how well they have learnt the contents of the course.
What is an achievement test?
The learner learns best through using the body.
What is a kinaesthetic learner?
This person observes and tests students' progress.
Potential answers: Assesor, Planner, Informer, Manager, Monitor, Involver, Diagnostician, Resource/Friend
Who is an assessor?
Potential Answers: Timetable Fit, Assumptions, Possible Solutions, Timing, Interaction Patterns, Homework, Procedures
What is timetable fit?
Something the teacher wants to improve about his or her teaching.
What are personal aims?
The students take this kind of test in order to find out how good they are at a language.
What is a proficiency test?
This learner learns best when given time to consider choices.
What is a reflective learner?
This person makes sure all the learners are taking part in the activities.
Potential answers: Assesor, Planner, Informer, Manager, Monitor, Involver, Diagnostician, Resource/Friend
Who is an involver?
Ways in which learners work at different stages (i.e. individually, in pairs, in groups, as a whole class).
Potential Answers: Timetable Fit, Assumptions, Possible Solutions, Timing, Interaction Patterns, Homework, Procedures
What are interaction patterns?
An overall term we use for purposes of a lesson or activity.
What are aims?
The test that we give our students when we want to place them into the right course or level.
What is a placement test?
The learner learns best when able to respond immediately.
What is an impulsive learner?
This person checks on students while they are working.
Potential answers: Assesor, Planner, Informer, Manager, Monitor, Involver, Diagnostician, Resource/Friend
Who is a monitor?