module 5 planning of the english language teaching-learning process

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LOJA
Área de la Educación el Arte y la Comunicación
English Language Career
giving examples of their use.
Developing your own understanding of language
There are a number of books for teachers which aim to increase our language
awareness (our understanding of how language works) and our awareness of
how to teach language. They often include tasks that we can do by ourselves
or with a colleague and detailed explanations and comments as well as
answers.
Anticipating learners’ difficulties
Reference materials about learners' errors can help us anticipate particular
language problems that our learners might have. Many difficulties with
vocabulary or grammar are the result of interference from LI. Books or articles
about specific differences between the learner's LI and English can help to
explain these problems.
Looking for new approaches to teaching lessons and new classroom
activities
If we are looking for new approaches or activities, or if we want to give our
learners something different from their coursebook, there is a wide range of
supplementary materials (i.e. materials you can use in addition to or instead
of your coursebook), focusing on grammar, vocabulary and particular skills.
There are also very many teacher's resource books with ideas and materials for
all kinds of lessons. Some of these provide a wide range of activities for extra
grammar or communicative practice, for example, while others focus on a
particular type of classroom activity, such as dictation or storytelling. Most of
these books have very dear indexes, giving information about timing,
preparation, level, etc. There is also a growing number of free websites with
articles for teachers on different teaching topics.
Finding out how to use the material in your coursebook
Teacher's books provide suggestions about how to use the material in the
coursebook. Even if the lesson planning ideas in the teacher's book do not suit
a particular teaching situation, it is still useful to look at these suggestions, as it
may be possible to adapt them. Some teacher's books include different possible
ways of planning a lesson, as well as explanations of answers to exercises and
extra resources (i.e. things teachers can use to support their teaching in the
classroom), such as homework tasks and activities for further practice.
Getting advice about particular lessons or teaching materials
Colleagues who have taught at the same level or used the same teaching
materials may be able to offer useful advice. As with the suggestions in
teacher's books, a colleague's approach may not suit us, but may help us to
think about our own planning.
Key concepts and the language teaching classroom
Some grammar books and dictionaries may contain dearer explanations or
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