Verified Document

Unit Plan For An ESL Class Essay

The knowledge that I have gained in the past 5 weeks of the course will be helpful in my own classes because it has helped to broaden my appreciation of both teaching and learning approaches. Giving students an opportunity to communicate more fully with one another and with teachers is a good way to promote language acquisition and implementing methods that give students more opportunities to receive feedback, focus on grammar, and practice communication techniques is a great way for everyone to progress successfully. I would implement the tips discussed in the book by focusing the class more on active exercises that give students the opportunity to do more than simply sit in a desk and receive a lecture. Students should be getting up, working together, participating in active learning, and having discussions. They should be using the language and not simply just taking notes, listening and taking tests. It is really all about gaining practice and experience and good feedback along the way. As Lightbrown and Spada (2013) have shown, the approaches to teaching are really some of the most important ways that a teacher can make a difference—whether it’s the...

Parts of this document are hidden

View Full Document
svg-one

Each has its merit, and combining as many as possible can really do some good in the classroom.
What I would cover during a week of class would be to go over the parts of speech and how they are used in sentences with examples. I would cover nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs as well as prepositions and so on. We would diagram sentences in class and the students would participate by speaking to one another and attempting to understand information from one another to answer questions that are given them.

The aim of the week’s lesson would be for students to become more familiar with the parts of speech and how they are used in a sentence. It would also be helpful for them to begin to understand how sentences can be diagrammed so that they can see how the grammar operates in a visual manner. This would be combined with a talking exercise that would allow them to use the language as they attempt to answer questions by retrieving information from one another, such as, for example: Find out how old the…

Sources used in this document:

References

Lightbrown, P.M. & Spada, N. (2013). How languages are learned (4th ed.). Oxford

University Press.



 


Cite this Document:
Copy Bibliography Citation

Related Documents

ELL Curriculum Implementing a Unit
Words: 2422 Length: 9 Document Type: A2 Coursework

1) Alignment Procedure As Popham (2006) makes clear, choosing the best instruments for program is reliant on how well the instrument is aligned with the goals of the program and the school. To achieve this objective I recommend instituting a task forced charged with the responsibility of working with teachers to develop a set of both short-term and long-term goals. In regard to alignment with long-term goals, our program evaluation designers and

Individual Learning Plans in Community
Words: 4463 Length: 15 Document Type: Term Paper

V. Government System RARPA The government introduced the RARPA Program which is abbreviated for the:: "Recording and Recognition of Progress and Achievement Summary of the Evaluation Report" in relation to the Pilot Projects April 2003 to March 2004 Learning and Skills Development Agency National Institute of Adult Continuing Education 2004 August. Since 2002 the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has focused its efforts on establishing an appropriate method of recognizing and

Curriculum Plan and Integrated Unit
Words: 1516 Length: 5 Document Type: Essay

Part 1: Curriculum Plan Paterson Public School is one of the most diverse school districts in New Jersey with the main goal of educating children and young people in the region. The focus of this school district is to help children and young people from diverse backgrounds and settings to become proficient in their various fields of study. An important aspect towards achieving this goal is ensuring the professional development and

Siop Lesson Plan Visiting Farm
Words: 928 Length: 3 Document Type: Assessment

Language Objectives: 1) Students will develop key vocabulary of farm animals. 2) Students will be able to exchange and discuss information 3) Students will verbally identify animals from sight to their partners. Key Vocabulary animal, barn, chicken, cow, duck, egg, goat, farmer, horse, pig, sheep Supplementary Materials Book: The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. Animal flashcards Animal picture worksheets, coloring instruments SIOP Features/Reflection Preparation Scaffolding Grouping Options _yes__ Adaptation of Content _yes__ Modeling _yes__ Whole Class _yes__ Links to Background

Promoting ESL in Work-Based Learning
Words: 8696 Length: 25 Document Type: Term Paper

Learning that is imparted through an educational institution or training company within the workplace setting in known as Work-based learning (WBL). WBL is administered by an external teacher in professional capacity and supervised by an employee of the company where WBL is imparted. An exhaustive literature review indicates that it was only after Moser report's shocking revelations, regarding lack of literacy, language, and numeracy skills in one out every five

Adult ESL Listening Skills Class
Words: 1160 Length: 4 Document Type: Essay

Warm-Down/Review: Distribute the take home quiz, which is designed to further test vocabulary and grammar comprehension as presented within the movie. Family Interaction: Encourage students to discuss issues with family members and find areas of commonality on major themes or paradigms. Technology: There are numerous ways in which technology could specifically contribute to this lesson, depending on the resources of the particular classroom. Most assuredly, we would need a good quality film projector and screen;

Sign Up for Unlimited Study Help

Our semester plans gives you unlimited, unrestricted access to our entire library of resources —writing tools, guides, example essays, tutorials, class notes, and more.

Get Started Now