TESL Methodology

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TESL Methodology
Feb. 26

• Topics for today
• Curriculum Design and Lesson Plan

• Class objectives for today
• Understand what curriculum is
• Understand how to design a lesson
• Grouping for oral presentations

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Curriculum Design for TESL

• Definition for Curriculum
• Key elements for Curriculum
• Basic premises for TESL Curriculum
• Syllabus design (see handouts)
• Some factors in TESL Curriculum Planning
• Curriculum and Lessons

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Definition for Curriculum

• The knowledge, information, skills, abilities,
  activities, materials, etc., which are included
  in the teaching of any subject.

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Key elements for Curriculum
How to teach?
For whom?
Learn what?
How to evaluate?
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Basic Premises for TESL Curriculum

• Needs analysis (see handouts)
• An analysis of its aims and goals (the behavior
  and skills the students will be expected to
  acquire)(see handouts)
• A list of the language items to be taught
  (phonology, structure, vocabulary, and
  communication expressions)
• A list of the cultural concepts to be discussed
• An analysis of the language abilities and
  enabling subskills to be developed(listening with
  understanding, speaking, reading, writing)

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Basic Premises for TESL Curriculum (continue)

• A description of the activities and realistic
  situation through which the language items will
  be introduced and practiced
• Suggestions for evaluation (testing) of the
  learners language growth in linguistic
  competence and performance
• Sources for teacher reference and pupils texts

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Factors for TESL Curriculum

• 1.Natural and sequential relationships between
  levels
• 2. Materials should be graded
• 3. Constant reinforcement
• 4. Use spiral approach

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Curriculum and Lessons
Curriculum
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
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Curriculum VS. Lesson

• The knowledge, information, skills, abilities,
  activities, materials, etc., which are included
  in the teaching of any subject.

• a unified set of activities that cover a period
  of classroom time, usually ranging from 40-90
  minutes

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How to Plan a Lesson

• Definition of lesson
• a unified set of activities that cover a period
  of classroom time, usually ranging from 40-90
  minutes.
• represent steps along a curriculum
• serve to provide a rhythm to a course of study

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Format of a Lesson Plan

• Goals
• Objectives
• Materials and equipment
• Procedures
• Evaluation
• Extra-class work

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Guidelines for Lesson Planning

• How to begin planning
• Variety, sequencing, pacing, and timing
• Gauging difficulty
• Individual differences
• Student talk and teacher talk
• Adapting to an established curriculum

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For next weekGrammar Translation Method
(LF-chp.2)

• l      Prepare a 30-40 minute presentation to
  introduce Grammar Translation Method.
• l      Use MS PowerPoint to demonstrate your
  presentation.
• l      Prepare handout copies for everyone in
  class.
• l      Turn in the PowerPoint file to the
  instructor after the presentation.
• ? Gain extra 3 points for being the first group.