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Module 6 tefl notes with complete solutions
The most natural strategy for dealing with different levels is to encourage group
work and also pair stronger students with weaker students. This type of
differentiation will allow both, gifted and talented children, and weaker students
to flourish together. It's good to remember that we all develop at different
speeds throughout our lives and it's natural fPlanning a lesson is crucial to your
success
and planning will allow you to relax more and more, showing your true
lesson planning
personality and your real reasons for becoming a teacher: to help and guide
others to learn English.
A plan should be a written or electronic document on your tablet or laptop. Many
of the schools you will work at will have a set format to follow. However,
most lesson plan documents contain the same information. There are some
sample lesson plans at the end of this Section which can be downloaded and
used. or us to share knowledge and ideas.
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AM
Planning a lesson is crucial to your success and planning will allow you to relax
more and more, showing your true personality and your real reasons for
becoming a teacher: to help and guide others to learn English.
A plan should be a written or electronic document on your tablet or laptop. Many
of the schools you will work at will have a set format to follow. However,
most lesson plan documents contain the same information. There are some
sample lesson plans at the end of this Section which can be downloaded
and used.
Pre-Planning Work to build context:
Methods of language
teaching Timetable and
classroom
Who are your students?
Age of your students
Level of your students
Class size
Differentiation
more lesson planning Learning styles
SMART aims and objectives
Potential problems
The Structure of the lesson:
Teaching techniques
Stages of the PPP Technique
Timing
Presentation Stage
Practice Stage
Production Stage
End of the lesson: Summary and Reflection
Activities to use in the Practice and Production Stages
Practice and Production Activities
A well-planned lesson will allow you to show your humour, personality and
passion. It will let you have fun and become an outstanding and inspirational
teacher.
Let's show you how and give you some tips from real teaching experiences on
how to create a well-planned lesson within your safe and fun learning
environment.
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AM
In the Pre-Planning section, it's crucial that you try to understand all the
elements that will help you gain a better feeling of the context of the lesson.
Therefore, it's critical that you know the age of your students and their levels, or
range of levels, so that you can plan some activities. Once you have been
given your timetable you will be able to ascertain the level and size of the
groups. If you have large
groups you will have to think about re-arranging the layout of the room and using
some larger group activities.
As you get to know your class, you will begin to understand who the gifted
children are and you'll also have a better idea of potential issues.
As mentioned in Module 2, success is the classroom is all about building solid
relationships. Having a sound plan will help you relax and build these
relationships.
Let's now consider some of the key points you will need to consider to
understand the context of the classroom.
Pre-Planning Work to build context:
Unit 1: Pre-Planning Stages
Methods of language
teaching Timetable and
classroom
Who are your students?
Age of your students
Level of your students
Class size
Differentiation
Learning styles
SMART aims and objectives
Potential issues
You will have to plan different lessons for different ages and different levels of
students. Unfortunately, 'one size' does not fit all and you will have to tailor-make
each of your lessons to meet the needs of your learners.
A small group of Business English learners will have very different needs to those
of a large group of teenage students. Young learners will require lots and lots of
short, fun activities to help them keep their focus compared with adult beginners
who might feel self-conscious when trying to speak.You will find that having
a Wikispaces site will help you manage many different types of groups and
allow you to differentiate lessons. There is a wealth of information on the
internet and
your Wikispaces site will give your learners a central location from which to locate
games, activities and acquire knowledge.
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AM
The Grammar-Translation method: Students have to memorise grammar rules and
vocabulary and practise by translating sentences from their mother tongue into
the foreign language. There is little time spent developing oral skills.
The Direct Method or Oral method or Natural method: This method
advocates teaching in only the target language. This method also focuses on
teaching oral skills, practice in having conversations, and improving pronunciation.
Writing and reading is developed later. Grammar is learnt using the inductive
approach.
The Audio-Lingual method: This is a drilling method where a student listens and
then repeats. Students practise different dialogues for different situations.
The Structural-Situational method: A model pattern is introduced and often
practised with drilling. However, context is added to the scenarios. Grammatical
rules are learnt one at a time.
Task Based Learning: With this form of learning, the students are given a task and
try to work out the structure themselves. Often there is no formal instruction, as
students must find the solution themselves.
The Silent Way:
In this method, the teacher will say as little as possible and encourages
students to create their own language, prompted by physical objects.
Immersion:
Unit 2: Teaching Methodologies
In this method, students are immersed in English throughout the day in school.
They are taught all subjects in English. This method is often used in Asian schools.
The Lexical Approach: In this approach, the students are taught the most
commonly used lexical chunks of words and structures. The idea is that common
phrases are taught
Eclectic Approach: This approach uses all of the above teaching methods and
uses styles which suit learners at different levels.
Communicative Approach: As described in depth, previously in Module 1.
Let's consider the difference between inductive and deductive teaching. The
main difference between the two is the direction of information that flows
between the teacher and student.
Inductive: With this approach, an activity is introduced first and students are
expected to work out the rules themselves, before the teacher explains it. This
approach is often used in smaller classes. The inductive approach allows for
creativity in the lesson.
Deductive: With the deductive approach, the teacher (or the concept) introduces
rules and then they are applied to an activity. This approach is often used in
larger classes. This approach is also quite traditional in its nature.
TEFL Full circle recognizes that to be an outstanding teacher you need to be an
authentic person who can build solid relationships with your students and can
adapt your teaching methods to suit the needs of your students
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Module 6 tefl notes with complete solutions
The most natural strategy for dealing with different levels is to encourage group
work and also pair stronger students with weaker students. This type of
differentiation will allow both, gifted and talented children, and weaker students
to flourish together. It's good to remember that we all develop at different
speeds throughout our lives and it's natural fPlanning a lesson is crucial to your
success
and planning will allow you to relax more and more, showing your true
lesson planning
personality and your real reasons for becoming a teacher: to help and guide
others to learn English.
A plan should be a written or electronic document on your tablet or laptop. Many
of the schools you will work at will have a set format to follow. However,
most lesson plan documents contain the same information. There are some
sample lesson plans at the end of this Section which can be downloaded and
used. or us to share knowledge and ideas.
1/44
,3/31/25, 10:57 Module 6 tefl notes |
AM
Planning a lesson is crucial to your success and planning will allow you to relax
more and more, showing your true personality and your real reasons for
becoming a teacher: to help and guide others to learn English.
A plan should be a written or electronic document on your tablet or laptop. Many
of the schools you will work at will have a set format to follow. However,
most lesson plan documents contain the same information. There are some
sample lesson plans at the end of this Section which can be downloaded
and used.
Pre-Planning Work to build context:
Methods of language
teaching Timetable and
classroom
Who are your students?
Age of your students
Level of your students
Class size
Differentiation
more lesson planning Learning styles
SMART aims and objectives
Potential problems
The Structure of the lesson:
Teaching techniques
Stages of the PPP Technique
Timing
Presentation Stage
Practice Stage
Production Stage
End of the lesson: Summary and Reflection
Activities to use in the Practice and Production Stages
Practice and Production Activities
A well-planned lesson will allow you to show your humour, personality and
passion. It will let you have fun and become an outstanding and inspirational
teacher.
Let's show you how and give you some tips from real teaching experiences on
how to create a well-planned lesson within your safe and fun learning
environment.
2/44
,3/31/25, 10:57 Module 6 tefl notes |
AM
In the Pre-Planning section, it's crucial that you try to understand all the
elements that will help you gain a better feeling of the context of the lesson.
Therefore, it's critical that you know the age of your students and their levels, or
range of levels, so that you can plan some activities. Once you have been
given your timetable you will be able to ascertain the level and size of the
groups. If you have large
groups you will have to think about re-arranging the layout of the room and using
some larger group activities.
As you get to know your class, you will begin to understand who the gifted
children are and you'll also have a better idea of potential issues.
As mentioned in Module 2, success is the classroom is all about building solid
relationships. Having a sound plan will help you relax and build these
relationships.
Let's now consider some of the key points you will need to consider to
understand the context of the classroom.
Pre-Planning Work to build context:
Unit 1: Pre-Planning Stages
Methods of language
teaching Timetable and
classroom
Who are your students?
Age of your students
Level of your students
Class size
Differentiation
Learning styles
SMART aims and objectives
Potential issues
You will have to plan different lessons for different ages and different levels of
students. Unfortunately, 'one size' does not fit all and you will have to tailor-make
each of your lessons to meet the needs of your learners.
A small group of Business English learners will have very different needs to those
of a large group of teenage students. Young learners will require lots and lots of
short, fun activities to help them keep their focus compared with adult beginners
who might feel self-conscious when trying to speak.You will find that having
a Wikispaces site will help you manage many different types of groups and
allow you to differentiate lessons. There is a wealth of information on the
internet and
your Wikispaces site will give your learners a central location from which to locate
games, activities and acquire knowledge.
3/44
, 3/31/25, 10:57 Module 6 tefl notes |
AM
The Grammar-Translation method: Students have to memorise grammar rules and
vocabulary and practise by translating sentences from their mother tongue into
the foreign language. There is little time spent developing oral skills.
The Direct Method or Oral method or Natural method: This method
advocates teaching in only the target language. This method also focuses on
teaching oral skills, practice in having conversations, and improving pronunciation.
Writing and reading is developed later. Grammar is learnt using the inductive
approach.
The Audio-Lingual method: This is a drilling method where a student listens and
then repeats. Students practise different dialogues for different situations.
The Structural-Situational method: A model pattern is introduced and often
practised with drilling. However, context is added to the scenarios. Grammatical
rules are learnt one at a time.
Task Based Learning: With this form of learning, the students are given a task and
try to work out the structure themselves. Often there is no formal instruction, as
students must find the solution themselves.
The Silent Way:
In this method, the teacher will say as little as possible and encourages
students to create their own language, prompted by physical objects.
Immersion:
Unit 2: Teaching Methodologies
In this method, students are immersed in English throughout the day in school.
They are taught all subjects in English. This method is often used in Asian schools.
The Lexical Approach: In this approach, the students are taught the most
commonly used lexical chunks of words and structures. The idea is that common
phrases are taught
Eclectic Approach: This approach uses all of the above teaching methods and
uses styles which suit learners at different levels.
Communicative Approach: As described in depth, previously in Module 1.
Let's consider the difference between inductive and deductive teaching. The
main difference between the two is the direction of information that flows
between the teacher and student.
Inductive: With this approach, an activity is introduced first and students are
expected to work out the rules themselves, before the teacher explains it. This
approach is often used in smaller classes. The inductive approach allows for
creativity in the lesson.
Deductive: With the deductive approach, the teacher (or the concept) introduces
rules and then they are applied to an activity. This approach is often used in
larger classes. This approach is also quite traditional in its nature.
TEFL Full circle recognizes that to be an outstanding teacher you need to be an
authentic person who can build solid relationships with your students and can
adapt your teaching methods to suit the needs of your students
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