contexualizing
instruction
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Learners should feel encourage to
express their feelings and ideas and to
have the opportunity to communicate
and interact with others using the
language.
themes
A theme is a "big idea" that connects
language with content and culture.
Themes create a meaningful context for
bringing a variety of activities and help
to make language learning relevant.
six stepts toward thematic units
1. Select a theme or select an appropriate text and
identify the theme(s) in the text.
2. Identify the language focus (vocabulary and
grammar)
3. Identify content objectives.
4. Identify learning strategies or critical thinking skills.
5. Develop activities.
6. Sequence the activities.
planing
A good EYL class is carefully planned for
the entire year. We have to think about
what would be more appropiate at various
times of the year. Daily lesson planing is
important as well. It builds confidence and
helps you prepare the class.
Objectives
Objectives are the most important part of the
lesson plan. They state the purpose for the lesson
and what students are expected to learn from the
lesson. Objetives should address content, language
learning and relate to academic skills. They should
be specfic.
contexualizing
instruction
ACTIVITIES
Activities provide opportunities for:
active learning.
interaction with the group and teacher.
comprehensible input and output.
ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES
1. Warm-up activities: they help to activate
prior knowledge, create interest, etc.
2. Presentation activities: the focus is on
providing sts with a lot of input and then
teaching language structures and vocabulary
they will need to use in the output.
3. Practice activities: sts need opportunity to
practice using the topic and the new
language provided.
4. Application activities: encourage sts to use
the language in authentic contexts.
evaluating lessons
Did the children enjoy it?
Did they have problems with it?
How might you change the activity to reduce the
problem?
Was the time allotted properly?
Was the activity in the right lesson?
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