Grammar is one of the most important parts of English
or other languages. It is not as simple as teaching of other skills because of
its complexity. When we analyze the grammar of any language, we come across
grammatical structures, items, rules, patterns and so on. Furthermore, grammar involves
some remarkable parts of language such as adjectives, adverbs, verbs, nouns,
noun phrases, conjunctions, determiners, prepositions, pronouns, relative
clauses and such. In order to be successful in grammar teaching, it is
essential that we should understand grammar well before teaching it to our
students. So, it requires some research and careful thinking. We can check
various grammar books and one or more dictionaries. We can think how we will
teach these grammatical things and we can also make a few notes for tomorrow’s
lesson. But trying to teach everything we know in a split second is absolutely
wrong. We should be prepared for only the subject that we will teach in
tomorrow’s lesson. In other words, we shouldn’t try to teach more than one
thing or one aspect of the subject at a time. So, when we achieve a fully
understanding of grammar teaching, we can make clear what does grammar mean and
its form, meaning and function.
Showing posts with label young learners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label young learners. Show all posts
Monday, 15 June 2015
SAMPLE RESPONSE PAPER (LISTENING COMPREHENSION)
In ESL/EFL classrooms, there are four main skills;
listening, reading, writing and speaking. Each of these language skills is very
important on its own, but listening is the most challenging part of language
teaching. Being able to understand what they hear has always been a difficult
task for learners. It has been also difficult for teachers to teach listening.
Foreign language learners find it difficult to catch the words and sentences
because of the speed and the level. Because teachers aren’t aware of unique
features of listening skill, they can’t teach how to listen effectively. When
we were in high school, teachers didn’t pay attention to listening skill. What
they did is just playing the recording and expecting us to listen and choose
the correct answers. By doing this, they thought that we could improve our
listening skill, but it didn’t work. Now we will examine listening and its
historical overview and cognitive process and classroom applications in detail.
SAMPLE RESPONSE PAPER (ACADEMIC READING)
Reading is one of the most important skills that must
be taught to foreign language learners because it is the main factor for the
other skills such as writing, speaking and listening. It has a very important
role in our ordinary and academic lives. In many countries, people learn
English to read books in English for their professions. The situation is same
in most universities in Turkey. The language that is used in class is English
and the students in these universities have to be good readers in order to be
successful.
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (YOUNG LEARNERS) (STORYTELLING)
Number of Learners: 24
Age of Learners: 6-12
Level of Learners: Elementary – Pre-Intermediate
Duration: 45 minutes
Subject:
The Little Red Hen
Skills:
Speaking and writing (drawing)
Inter-language: Past simple tense, modals (can, have to)
Materials: Handouts, pictures, masks, flashcards, role cards
Objectives:
To help the learners understand
the story.
To guide the learners into storytelling.
To teach the learners how to do storytelling.
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (YOUNG LEARNERS) (INTEGRATED)
Number of Learners: 24
Age of Learners: 10 - 11
Level of Learners: Intermediate
Estimated Duration: 40’ 40’ 40’ (Three-hour lesson)
Grammar Point: Imperatives
Subject:
Classroom Rules
Skills:
Listening (vocabulary and grammar), reading, speaking and writing
Inter-language: Past simple tense, present simple tense, present continuous tense
Materials: Handouts, pictures, flashcards, envelops, song
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (INTEGRATED)
Topic:
Causatives
Number:
25
Age of learners:
15-16
Level of learners:
Intermediate level
Duration:
45 min
Skills:
Reading, writing, speaking, listening
Materials:
Pictures, flashcards, handouts, audio script, board game
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (GRAMMAR)
Age: 13-14
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 20 minutes
Number of Students: 24
Skills: Reading, speaking,
writing
Materials: Flashcards, pictures, handouts, electronic
devices, role cards.
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will have
learnt the form, the meaning and the function (making simple suggestions) of
“should”. They will be able to use this grammar structure.
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (SPEAKING)
Number of Learners: 24
Age of Learners: 14 - 15
Level of Learners: Intermediate
Duration: 25 minutes
Subject:
Technology Fair
Skills:
Speaking, listening, writing
Materials: Handouts, pictures, realias
Aim:
By the end of the lesson, learners will have learnt how to express their
reasons for doing something and their suggestions for how to do something. They
develop the ability to express themselves and exchange information in target
language.
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (WRITING)
Age of Learners: 14 - 15
Level of Learners: Intermediate
Estimated Duration: 45 minutes
Grammar Point: Conjunctions
Subject:
Introducing Our School
Skills:
Writing, speaking
Materials: Pictures, flashcards, newspapers, magazines
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (READING)
Number of Learners: 30
Age of Learners: 16
Level of Learners: Intermediate
Estimated Duration of the Presentation: 25’
Skills:
Reading, speaking, writing
Materials: Handouts, pictures
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (LISTENING)
Age of Learners: 16
Level of Learners: Intermediate
Estimated Duration of the Presentation: 25’
Skills:
Listening, reading, speaking and writing
Materials: Handouts, pictures, role cards
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (YOUNG LEARNERS)
DURATION:
20 minutes
AGE LEVEL:
12 years old (6th grade students)
LINGUISTIC LEVEL:
Intermediate
SUBJECT:
Daily routines
AIMS:
Teaching vocabulary about daily routines and using it in a
sentence
SOCIAL FOCUS:
Students will be able to create simple sentences about daily
routines by using “the present simple tense” and they will be able to do
group/pair work in tasks and games. They also will be able to do complex
activities.
Sunday, 14 June 2015
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN (VERY YOUNG LEARNERS)
DURATION:
15 minutes
AGE LEVEL:
6 years old (preschool kids)
LINGUISTIC LEVEL:
Elementary
SUBJECT:
Describing weather
AIMS:
Teaching vocabulary about weather conditions
SOCIAL FOCUS:
Students will be able to pronounce words after the teacher
and they will be able to do group/pair work in tasks and games. They also will
be able to use puppets and realia.