❖ Language teachers benefit from lesson planning in .
1) understanding the aims and language contents of the lesson;
2) distinguishing the various stages of a lesson;
Knowing about
the course the institution(school); the learners the syllabus
Micro planning is usually for a special lesson./ lesson
plan
Components of a lesson plan
Chapter 1 Lesson Planning
❖ Why is lesson planning necessary? ❖ Principles for good lesson planning ❖ Macro planning vs. micro planning ❖ Components of a lesson plan ❖ Sample lesson plans
Variety:
different types of activities and a wide selection of materials.
Flexibility: different methods and techniques
the contents and tasks should Learnability: be within the learning capability
7) After class reflection
Language Contents and Skills:
1) Contents: structures, vocabulary, functions, topics and so on;
2) Skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Presentation of single “new” item (introduce new vocabulary and grammatical structures in what ways appropriate)
Practice of new item: drills,exercises,dialogue practice(the lesson moves from controlled practice to guided practice and exploitation of the texts when necessary .)
of the students.
Linkage:
the stages should be linked with one another.
Macro planning provides general guidance for language
teachers, it is not for specific lessons but rather familiarizing with the context in which language teaching is taking place, which involves :
❖ Lesson planning means making decisions in advance about what techniques, activities and materials will be used in the class.
❖ Although the main teaching contents may be the same, the students are different, the time is different, and the mood is different.
Production Activity, role-play or task to encourage “free ”use of language (the
students are encouraged to use what they have rm communicative tasks, at this stage, the focus is on meaning rather than accurate use of language forms.)
1) Teaching aims:
2) Language contents and skills:
3) Teaching stages and procedures: 4) Teaching aids
5) End of lesson summary
6) Optional activities and assignments
Teaching Stages and Procedures:
PPP model of teaching: Five-step language teaching:
3 –stage of teaching:
Task-based language teaching:
For teaching a new structure-based lesson, the PPP model may be the easiest procedure to follow
3) thinking about how the students can be fully engaged in the lesson;
4) becoming aware of the teaching aids that are needed.
5) thinking about the relative value of different activities and how much time should be spent on them.