Lesson Planning
Lesson planning is an essential part of an English language teacher's role as it helps to ensure that language learning activities are carefully designed to meet the needs of their students. A well-planned lesson allows teachers to provide a clear and structured learning experience that promotes language acquisition and development. Lesson planning involves identifying the language learning objectives and determining the best methods and activities to achieve those objectives. By doing this, teachers can create a lesson that is engaging, interactive, and effective in helping students to improve their language skills. In addition, lesson planning allows teachers to anticipate potential challenges or difficulties that students may encounter and to prepare strategies to address these issues.
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References & Resources
Brown, H.D. (2001). Teaching by Principles. An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy. Second Edition. White
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Cattlin, M. (2014). The Art of Lesson Planning. A Handbook for Pre-service and In-service Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages. Leicester: Troubador Publishing Ltd.
Hadfield, J. & Hadfield, C. (2008). Introduction to Teaching English. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapter 4.1.
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Scrivener, J. (2011). Learning Teaching. The Essential Guide to English Language Teaching. Third Edition. London: Macmillan Education. Chapter 6.
Woodward, T. (2001). Planning Lessons and Courses. Designing sequences of work for the language classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
"Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language" by Marianne Celce-Murcia, Donna Brinton, and Marguerite Ann Snow
"Teaching English: A Handbook for Primary and Secondary School Teachers" by Rafael Sacks and Pauline Gibbons
"Lesson Planning for Effective Learning" by Ross Morrison McGill
"Practical English Language Teaching: Young Learners" by Caroline T. Linse and David Nunan
"English Language Teaching Materials: Theory and Practice" by Nigel Harwood
"Task-Based Language Teaching: A Practical Approach" by Jane Willis and Dave Willis