LANGUAGE TEACHING STRATEGIES

LEARNING OUTCOME 2Piedra SadiPico Karla

UNIT 8

PLANNING YOUR WORK

Why good teachers plan their work?

• To save time• To know what you will need for each lesson• Students like to have well-prepared lessons

When and how to plan?

Long term Planning• Before you see

your pupils• Decide what you

want to cover this term and how long it will take you for each unit or topic

Short term Planning• Plan the lessons

on one topic• Show where you

are going and what you want to cover

• Write assessment

Lesson Planning• Before every

lesson• Very detailed

Points to remember when making your lesson Plans:

• Organization of your classroom as easy as possible• Link this lesson with the one before and the one after• Time of day is important• Indicate how much time you think each activity will

take• Have more activities than you think you will need• Balance:

• quiet/noisy exercises • different skills: listening/speaking/reading/writing

• individual/pairwork/groupwork/whole class activities

How did it go?• To know how your planning worked out 'Did the pupils learn what I wanted them to learn?' • You can make a quick checklist:

1. Did they learn what they were supposed to learn?

2. Did the organization work?3. Did they like the topic? 4. Did I do this part of the

lesson?5. Was it the right kind of

activity at that stage?

What to do when things go wrong?

• An external disturbance• An internal disturbance• The class is out of control• An activity is taking too

long• You have extra time• An activity doesn’t work• An activity is too difficult

THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE

UNIT 9

Materials for you and your pupils to make • PUPPETS : These can be paper bag puppets, glove

puppets, hand puppets or finger puppets. They are so useful to perform dialogues and sketches.

CLASS MASCOT • You might like to have a rag doll, or a especial

puppet or or something of local significance.

PAPER DOLLS • They are very useful for teaching clothes, but

have quiet a short life and and have to be regularly replaced.

ENGLISH CORNER

CARDBOARD BOXES• Collect any type of boxes and cover with paper,

decorate and label them.

PICTURE CARDS • These can be drawings or cut-outs from

magazines or perhaps photos.• Classify them.

BOARD GAMES• They are really useful for relaxation and language

work.• You can make board games almost for any

subject.

WORD CARDS• You can use word cards only with beginners, and

they should have a flexible order.

MATERIALS TO BUY.• Calendar• Clock• Maps• Toys • Building blocks.