Lesson Planning for a Communicative Classroom

1. Lesson Planning for a Communicative Classroom UVG Altiplano EFL Teachers´ Conference

2. Warm up • Colors: Chain activity Person #1: “I like blue.” Person #2: “She likes blue. I like red”. Person #3: “She likes blue. He likes red. I like yellow.”

3. Why do weteach English? Knowledge? Jobs, communication?

4. Call Center Job

5. How do wehavetoteach? Forunderstanding? For Use? Can I helpyou? Can I helpyou? yes

6. Wehavetoteachstudentstouse/communicate in thelanguage • Describe toyourpartnerwhatisdifferentaboutthetwoclassrooms?

9. Watch videos WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 CLASSES? 100% student speaking Pair work Teacher as Facilitator/Monitor

10. Whichclass do youwantto be in? Class #2 - CommunicativeClassroom

11. Who should be speaking in a language classroom: the teacher or the students? STUDENTS!!!!!

12. Cooperative Learning Pair Group

13. Communicate • Leaner should interact with other people; either face-to-face, in group or pair work, or in writing.

15. Groups for Communication Groups of 4 What is this color? This color is ________.

16. Purpose is to use REAL communication • Ex. Objectives are focused on communication • Student asks another student what colors are in the pictures.

17. LessonObjectivesWhatisanobjective?

19. What do youwantyour final activityto look like? This? OrThis?

21. Whatdoesyourobjective look like? • Objective: I willteachcolors. • Objective: Studentswillaskeachother “Whatisyourfavorite color?” and answer “My favorite color is………” • Whichoneis a final communicativeactivity?

23. Writing a CommunicativeObjective • Objective: • I will….. Or • Studentswill…..

24. Whichoneiscommunicative? • Studentswillcopyfromtheboard… • Studentswillrepeataftertheteacher… • Studentswillspeakwith a partner….

25. Example of CommunicativeActivities • PAIRS Runningreading/description– video • Small Groups Ssspeaking in smallgroups = video • EntireClass Mingle – video

26. Running Description

28. PairsThereis…… There are…….

29. Small GroupsSurvey

30. Which is communicative? • Ss will learn color vocabulary words. • Ss will know color vocabulary words. • Ss will describe the colors in a picture to a partner. • Ss will write a list of colors. • #1 Objectives should be communicative.

31. Do you want to learn Chinese/Mandarin? • yi = 1 • er = 2 • san = 3 • Hold up fingers= observable

32. Observable 1st Person: Ni hao? 2nd Person: hao! • Then have them talk to each other- communicative.

33. Objectivesmust be Observable

34. Observable Objective • I will teach students …. • Can I observe myself? • Can I observe my students? • Students will …..

35. What the STUDENTS WILL DO

36. What is the difference between the verbs in the left column and the verbs in the right column according to learning objectives? Observable NOT observable TellRank Answer Create Evaluate List Categorize Ask Describe Use Point Give Identify Write • Understand • Appreciate • Learn • know

37. Rank Colors #1-5From most to least

38. Rank- What colors do you see?Rank from biggest to smallest • 1. Orange • 2. Red • 3. Yellow • 4. Brown • 5. Black

39. Rank Colors #1-5From most to least

40. Which is observable? • Ss will learn color vocabulary words. • Ss will know color vocabulary words. • Ss will describe the colors in a picture. • Objectives should be communicative and observable.

41. Math objective • Ss will learn algebra • OR • Ss will learn how to graph a point on a line. Ss will learn division 27/ 3 374273482374/6.49384038

42. Studentswilllearnaboutclothing Statements: You are wearing a bluedress. Questions: What are youwearing? Conjugations: I am wearing. You are wearing. Etc. Vocabulary: Beltdresshat pants skirtshirtblouseshoessandalssneakerstiescarfsocksboots shorts tank top polo shirtlongsleevedshirt short sleevedshirtjacketcaphighheeledshoesstilletosglovescoathoodiesweatshirtsweat pants suitunderwearbathingsuit robe pajamasslippersloaferspantyhosestockings … Withcolors: blue, white, red, Usingthearticles: a, an, the

43. Objectivesmust be Specific

44. Specific Objectives Objective Language • USE: • TO: • IN: What that means…… Grammar Communicative Action Final Activity Examples “She/He is wearing…” “describe” “small groups” Students will use “She/He is wearing….” to describe a partner’s clothes in small groups.

45. Examples Students Will Use: 10 colors and “this” and “that” To: tell what is in a picture(“That is blue.”) In: a pair activity Students Will Use: 20 clothing items and “She/He is wearing.” To: describe a classmate’s clothes In: in small groups

46. Communicative? • Observable? • Specific?

47. 1. Students will use furniture vocabulary and next to, in, between, by, on, over to describe a picture of a house in an information gap activity. GOOD

48. 2. Students will use their speaking and listening skills to improve their English. Notachievable in onelesson Not observable Notspecific

49. 3. Students will use past tense questions, negatives and affirmatives to study. Notspecific Not observable No communicative use

50. 4. sTudents will use future tense with “will” and “going to” correctly. Not observable