Tefl Lesson

  Hello. This presentation is going to cover this section on lesson planning and what we're going to do is to have a look as to why we go about planning a lesson, what do we actually put in it? We'll create an empty lesson plan pro-forma and then having done that what we'll do is to fill in that lesson plan for a particular teaching point. So, our starting position is going to be: "Why do we plan lessons at all?" There are a number of reasons why we need to plan a lesson. The first and foremost perhaps is that it's going to create a logical sequence for our lessons. If we didn't have a lesson plan, it is quite possible that we could go all over the place and it would become confusing for the students. By having this plan, what we've created is a structure that we can work from. So,...  [Read more]

  Okay, so we're going to use this pro-forma as our lesson plan and we're going to fill one out as though we were planning for an actual lesson. So, we start off with some basic information about the class. So, the name of the teacher, date and time and the class level. In this particular case, our class is going to be an elementary class and the room will be room 3. Having looked through the registers we see that the expected number of students for this particular class is going to be 10. This will help us in creating our worksheet copies. The context of the lesson for this class is going to be present continuous tense and it may well be the first time that this particular level of class has been introduced to this tense. So, our focus is going to be fairly general and it's going...  [Read more]

  So, now we're going to fill the actual procedure of the lesson plan out itself. We mentioned at the start, the first thing we do, is to get some general information about the class that we'll be teaching and then, in order for someone to be able to cover our lesson, we need to present enough information in our lesson plan that they can actually carry it out. What I'm going to do is for each stage of the lesson, I'll indicate what I'm going to do in the lesson and then, we'll cut away from that to have a look to see how that will actually be achieved. So, our lesson is going to be based on a 45-minute lesson and the first phase is going to be the engage phase and it's going to be a straight arrow ESA lesson. I'm going to take approximately five minutes on my engage phase and in...  [Read more]

  The first part of my study phase is going to be the board work and I'm going to use the information that I generated in the elicitation part of my engage phase to move on to the actual board work. What I'm going to do is to show the structure of this particular tense. So, the phase study I'm expecting to take about ten minutes on this particular part and, again, the interaction will mainly be the students talking to me. So, how am I going to achieve that with this information? Well, we could ask the students to have a look at the sentences themselves and to tell us what they can see. If we look at each of the first words in here, then at this level, I should hopefully be able to elicit from my students what each of these words have in common and they may well give an answer that...  [Read more]

  So, having elicited this particular structure, what I'm now able to do is to move on to the actual study activities. Typically, they will be in the form of worksheets to check that the students actually understand this information. So, I might prepare three activities. They may not do them all but, for example, I could prepare these three study activities. So, the first one is going to be a fairly straightforward matching activity, where perhaps they match the subject to its correct verb "to be" in that part of the sentence. The second one is going to be a gap fill. For example, I might use this verb here and ask them to complete a sentence using that verb, so that I can check that any spelling changes that take place are correct and the final one is going to be an unscramble,...  [Read more]

  Then, we have a set of objectives and aims. Here, the learner objectives relate to what we're hoping the students are going to be able to do by the end of your lesson and quite often, that can be a useful way of writing out what the objectives are. So, we would start the sentence "By the end of the lesson, students should be able to?" and then a list of two, three or four items that we're expecting the students to be able to do by completing this lesson. The learner objectives are different to the teacher aims the teacher aims are what you are expecting from that lesson itself. Now, when you first start teaching, quite a normal aim might be to complete the lesson successfully, to get through the whole thing without having any problems. As time goes on and you become more...  [Read more]

  So, the document itself needs to contain some general information about the class, for example the name of the teacher, the date and time of the lesson, what level of class is being taught and in what room, how many students are we expecting, this is important, when we've got things like photocopying and materials to do, what is the context of the lesson, in other words, what is the lesson actually about, what vocabulary or grammar point is this lesson covering and sometimes it's also useful to write out what the focus of the lesson is. So, in effect, the context of the lesson is telling us the grammar point, for example, that might be the present continuous tense, whereas the focus is telling us how we're going to go about teaching it. Another example to illustrate this: Let's...  [Read more]

  This particular methodology is known as a straight arrow ESA lesson. If every single lesson that we undertook with our students was a straight arrow ESA lesson then it is quite possible that the students would be able to predict what is going to come up next and whilst this is good for the lower level students, then it could potentially become a little bit boring for our higher level students. So what Harmer did in his ideas about ESA, was to generate two other types of ESA lesson that we can use to try and generate a little bit more interest. So, the other two types of ESA lesson that we can follow: The first is known as a boomerang lesson and the second is known as a patchwork lesson and what we're going to do is to have a look at those other types of ESA lesson in a little bit...  [Read more]

Are you looking to enhance your English language skills in a personalized and effective way? Look no further! ITTT (International TEFL and TESOL Training) offers tailored English lessons in Spain that are designed to meet your specific needs and goals. Whether you are a student, a professional, or simply someone looking to improve your English proficiency, our experienced teachers are here to help you succeed. At ITTT, we understand that every learner is unique, and that is why we offer personalized English lessons that cater to your individual learning style and objectives. Our qualified and experienced instructors will work closely with you to assess your current level of English proficiency and create a customized lesson plan that addresses your strengths and areas for improvement....  [Read more]

Creating engaging lesson plans is essential for keeping students interested and motivated in the learning process. By incorporating a variety of activities, resources, and teaching strategies, educators can ensure that their lessons are both informative and enjoyable. In this guide, we will explore some effective techniques for designing lesson plans that captivate students' attention and enhance their learning experience. 1. **Understanding Your Audience**: Before creating a lesson plan, it is crucial to consider the needs, interests, and learning styles of your students. By tailoring your lessons to meet the specific requirements of your audience, you can increase their engagement and make the content more relevant and relatable. 2. **Incorporating Interactive Activities**: One of the...  [Read more]

Lesson planning is one of the most important but controversial aspects of teaching. Some teachers and educationist are of the opinion that it is very important to make a detail plan of what they are teaching. They spend hours and hours making a daily or weekly plan. Others are of the opinion that it is simply a method devised by the administration to keep the teachers in lengthy but useless paperwork. I personally think that a good plan is like a good movie or a piece of music. If a good movie or music is made keeping in mind all the important aspects like rhythm , tempo, beat etc it will always hold the attention of the viewer or the listener. In the same way a good, well organized lesson plan will keep the students interested in what they are doing. An ill prepared...  [Read more]

What will get in your mind if somebody will tell you about teaching? Isn?t it lesson planning? Most of the teachers despise this job, why? Well, the hardwork of thinking in creating your own materials. A lot of teachers are struggling in this aspect of the teaching side especially inexperienced. Lesson planning is a skill that is skill that is learned in much the same way as other skills. This skill aid the teaching learning process easy. Obviously, it takes a lot of thinking and practice to acquire this skill. It needs a lot of organizing your thoughts and for the first time doing this stuff is really hard. One will encounter a lot of mistakes but as the old adage goes, ?Practice doesn?t make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect.? A teacher should not give up ...  [Read more]

1. Importance of Digital Platform Usage in TESL Lesson Planning 2. Best Practices for Integrating Technology in TESL Lessons 3. Tools and Resources for Digital Platform Implementation 4. Conclusion In today's digital age, the field of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) has been significantly transformed by the integration of technology in lesson planning and delivery. As educators seek to create engaging and effective learning experiences for English language learners, the use of digital platforms has become essential in optimizing TESL lesson planning. This article explores the importance of digital platform usage in TESL lesson planning and provides insights into best practices for integrating technology in TESL lessons. Digital platforms offer a wide range of benefits for TESL...  [Read more]

  When our answers are not correct then, obviously, they need to be corrected but it is quite important that we go through a process of correction that will help students. Quite often they've made a mistake simply because of something like reading the incorrect answer out or misrepresenting what they've actually written down. So, always give the opportunity when a mistake has been made for the student to self-correct first. We can often do this in a nonverbal way to show them that they're not actually correct. We might repeat back what they've said to us in a questioning manner or we may just make a gesture to make sure that they understand that they're not correct. So, we allow for a process of self-correction. It may be that the student has actually got the answer wrong and so we...  [Read more]

  For the lesson that even takes place, there are a number of things that you need to have considered. Obviously, you need a very clear idea of what it is you're expecting the students to have to do and they need to know why. It's very important before you ask them to do an activity that they have an understanding of the purpose of that activity. You should, secondly, have had a thought about what they already know. Linked to that is, will it be necessary to do any form of pre-teaching before I can expect them to do this activity and finally, we need to make sure that we have prepared all our materials and our instructions for this particular activity. So, we'll consider a straight arrow ESA lesson, the focus of which is to be speaking skills. So, we'll start with our engage and in...  [Read more]

  Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. In the English language we use modal verbs to show if we think something is certain, probable or possible. We also use it to talk about ability, to make requests and offers, and to ask permission, in different degrees of formality. Intransitive phrasal verbs also occur in the English language sentence structure. The key is the ability to pick out the direct object. Try and encourage the students to use phrasal...  [Read more]

Unlock your potential as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher with ITTT's flexible and convenient online TEFL and TESOL training programs. Our comprehensive courses are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the world of ESL teaching. Whether you are looking to start a new career or enhance your existing skills, ITTT has a program that will meet your needs. With our flexible online lesson schedules, you can study at your own pace and from anywhere in the world, making it easier than ever to achieve your goals. Our programs are carefully crafted to provide you with a solid foundation in ESL teaching methodologies, classroom management techniques, lesson planning, and more. You will have the opportunity to learn from experienced tutors who are...  [Read more]

1. The Importance of Lesson Planning 2. Key Components of Effective Lesson Planning 3. Strategies for Successful Lesson Planning 4. Conclusion Effective lesson planning is a fundamental aspect of successful teaching. It plays a crucial role in enhancing teaching by providing educators with a roadmap to guide their instructional practices and ensure that learning objectives are met. Through thoughtful lesson planning, teachers can create engaging and meaningful learning experiences for their students, leading to improved academic outcomes and overall student success. Effective lesson planning involves several key components that educators must consider to ensure that their lessons are well-structured and aligned with learning goals. These components include setting clear learning...  [Read more]

Unlock the world of teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) with our comprehensive range of resources for beginners. Whether you are a seasoned educator or just starting your journey in the field, International TEFL and TESOL Training (ITTT) is here to support you with a wealth of tools and materials designed to enhance your teaching experience. From lesson plans and activities to grammar guides and teaching tips, we have everything you need to create engaging and effective ESL lessons for your students. Our ESL resources cover a wide range of topics and skills, including vocabulary building, pronunciation practice, and interactive games. With our easy-to-use materials, you can create dynamic and engaging lessons that will keep your students motivated and excited to learn. Whether you...  [Read more]

Unlock the key to successful lesson planning with essential TEFL resources. Discover a wide range of tools and materials provided by ITTT (International TEFL and TESOL Training) to help you create engaging and effective lessons for your students. From lesson plan templates to online teaching platforms, ITTT offers everything you need to excel in your TEFL career. Explore the following paragraphs to learn more about the valuable resources available to you. 1. Comprehensive Lesson Plan Templates: ITTT provides a variety of ready-to-use lesson plan templates that cover different language skills and levels. These templates are designed to save you time and effort by offering a structured framework for your lessons. Whether you're teaching grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, or speaking, you...  [Read more]

  Before we go into looking at the actual receptive skills lesson, if we were thinking about what potential problems there could be in these lessons. So, what things could go wrong in a reading lesson? Well, firstly the students when they are reading in a language that is not their native language, they tend to read every word as a separate piece and by reading word to word it?s very difficult to get an overall impression of what that particular text is saying. Secondly, the sentence length in a lot of articles that we will get will be very long and many of our students will not be used to that structure of language. So, here it's important to have a think about the way in which the text has actually been written and will it be fairly easy to read. The final thing is the actual...  [Read more]

Boost your TEFL lesson planning with our comprehensive range of printable teaching resources. From worksheets to flashcards, games to lesson plans, ITTT offers everything you need to create engaging and effective English language lessons. Whether you're a seasoned TEFL teacher or just starting out, our resources are designed to support your teaching journey. With ITTT, you can access high-quality materials that cater to all levels and ages, making your classroom experience more dynamic and successful. Our printable TEFL teaching resources cover a wide range of topics, including grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, and reading. Each resource is carefully crafted by our team of experienced TEFL educators, ensuring that you have access to up-to-date, relevant, and engaging materials....  [Read more]

  Here are helpful tips how to identify the various past tenses in the English language and complete worksheets successfully. The video also helps you to structure an effective lesson around the past tenses in an EFL classroom around the world. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. In this Unit, I learn of the Dos and Do nots of being in charge of a classroom. Most importantly this chapter showed how I may ensure effectiveness in the classroom. There...  [Read more]

  A final example is going to be an example of a patchwork ESA lesson and remember we said the form of this particular lesson will start with and engage always and will finish with and activate and there'll be some variation of E, S and A within the brackets here. So we're going to generate our patchwork ESA lesson as follows. Starting with the engage, the students are going to look at holiday photos and talk about what they like and don't like from what they see. From that, we're going to move directly into an activate phase and what the students are going to do is to make comments about holiday brochures and try to act out a role-play between the travel agent and a customer. Again, as this is taking place, the teacher will be moving around and looking for gaps in knowledge in...  [Read more]

  The next example is going to be that of a boomerang lesson and remember the structure is like this. So, again, we're going to start with an engage phase and for our engage, the students are just going to have a discussion about jobs. What happens at interviews and so on and so forth. So, during that engage phase, what we'd hope to do is to elicit some useful language about jobs and interviews and the types of questions that are being asked. Then, we're going to move immediately into an activate activity and this is going to involve a role-play. So, we'll break the students into pairs. One will be an interviewer, the other will be an interviewee and they'll generate the language that that role-play will produce. What the teacher can do whilst that is taking place is to go around...  [Read more]

  Just to finish off this particular section on lesson planning, we're going to go through a couple of procedures that should take place during the study phase periods, particularly when we're doing the activities. It is quite important that before we actually go into a study activity that we go through a process of showing how that activity is going to work and one acronym that is often used for this is D-E-GO. The D part of this stands for a demonstration of the activity. Now, it's very important that you don't try to explain how the activity is going to work but rather you actually demonstrate the process. An example of the demonstration of the process of the activity could be something as simple as taking the first question and using it and writing it on the board. This will...  [Read more]

  Now an example of a straight arrow ESA lesson for our engage phase. What we're going to do is to show the students a video of animals and they are going to say what they like about those animals and try to create a list of some more. So, remember what we're trying to do here is to get the students talking and thinking in English. We're using a typical engage activity, which is to create a list and we try to make sure that all the students have been involved in some way in creating those lists. Moving on to the study phase, the first part is going to be the board work and the teacher is going to try to elicit from the students what each of those animals can and can't do. Typically, what the students will say is just single words, so "run," "jump," "fly," etc. What we would then...  [Read more]

1. Choosing the Right Virtual English Lesson Platform 2. Features to Look for in a Virtual English Lesson Platform 3. Benefits of Using a Virtual English Lesson Platform 4. Conclusion When it comes to teaching English as a foreign language, having access to the right virtual English lesson platform can make all the difference. With the rise of online education, educators have a plethora of options to choose from, each offering unique features and benefits. Selecting the perfect platform for your virtual English lessons is crucial in ensuring an engaging and effective learning experience for your students. The first step in finding the right virtual English lesson platform is to consider your specific teaching needs and goals. Whether you are a seasoned English teacher or just starting...  [Read more]

Providing a comprehensive and engaging TEFL lesson is essential for ensuring your students' success in learning a new language. However, equally important is the way you wrap up your lesson. A strong conclusion can reinforce key concepts, motivate students, and leave a lasting impression. Here are some effective strategies to help you wrap up your TEFL lesson successfully: 1. **Recap and Review**: Before concluding your lesson, take a few minutes to recap the main points covered during the class. This will help reinforce the material and ensure that students have a clear understanding of the key concepts. Encourage students to ask any final questions or seek clarification on any topics that may still be unclear. 2. **Interactive Activities**: Incorporating interactive activities into your...  [Read more]

1. Importance of Engaging ESL Lesson Plans 2. Key Components of Effective ESL Lesson Plans 3. Strategies for Creating Engaging ESL Lesson Plans 4. Conclusion Engaging ESL lesson plans are crucial for ensuring student success in language learning. These lesson plans not only help students acquire language skills but also keep them motivated and interested in the learning process. By incorporating interactive activities, real-life scenarios, and multimedia resources, teachers can create a dynamic learning environment that caters to the diverse needs of ESL learners. Engaging lesson plans can enhance students' language proficiency, boost their confidence, and foster a positive attitude towards language learning. As a result, students are more likely to stay motivated, actively participate in...  [Read more]