11. Lesson Planning
For the new teacher to the field of EFL/TEFL, Lesson panning is essential. This unit is designed to help you prepare your lesson plans and understand the pedagogic rationale behind the lesson plan, as well as actual outcomes -vs.- expected outcomes. The Internet is replete with thousands of sample Lesson Plans, most failing to take into consideration fundamental issues relating to the class at hand. According to Ellis (1994:573) "Teachers plan their lessons by making selections with regard to what to teach (syllabus), how to teach (method), and perhaps, also the nature of the social relationships they want to encourage (atmosphere). When acted on, their plans result in 'classroom interaction.'

However, the new teacher will find his Lesson may well be dictated to by the vagaries of the employing unit and the materials used by that unit. There are strong arguments ensuing that Lesson Plans, unless tailor made for a specific cultural entity, are in fact without more than a basic guiding use.

Required Reading:
Ellis, R. (1994). The Study of Second Language Acquisition. pps 573-577 OUP

Suggested Reading:
Chew, P. (2005). Change and Continuity: English Language Teaching in Singapore. The Asian EFL Journal, Volume 7.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/march_05_pc.php
Nunan, D. (2005). Important Tasks of English Education:
Asia-wide and Beyond. The Asian EFL Journal, Volume 7.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/September_05_dn.php
Helgesen, M. (2005). Extensive Reading Reports - Different Intelligence's, Different Levels of Processing. The Asian EFL Journal, Volume 7.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/September_05_mh.php
Goodmacher. G. (1997). Student Created Crossword Puzzle Exercise. The Internet TESL Journal (on line)
The Internet TESL Journal (view)

Assignment:
Your assignment is to prepare a lesson plan. Imagine the class is made of (a) ESL students in Korea, and (b) ESL students in a school in California. There are 40 students in the class. You have no course materials, but have been instructed to prepare a lesson that encourages students to communicate in English.

Module Statement of Purpose: Lesson Planning
For the new teacher, a knowledge of Lesson plans is useful. The experienced teacher will rarely revert to one - time is often a constraint that overrules the use of such.

Module Description: Lesson Planning
Your reading will draw your attention to the drafting of Lesson plans, the use of Lesson plans in the classroom, considering which zone the classroom is in (EFL/ESL). The student is encouraged to critically assess the vast array of Lessons plan freely available with a view to critically dismissing misleading Lesson Plans.

Module Goals: Lesson Planning
To give the new teacher/prospective teacher a guide in the preparation of Lesson Plans taking into account the multiple factors that are attached to any one class -age, sex, size of class, outcome, school rule, etc.

Instructional Methods:
1. Students will read numerous academic articles by world leading authorities and critically examine and compare articles.
2. Students will be able to go to the Forums and raise and argue points of view
3. Assessment is based on written work assessed by our Editorial group

Submit article for examination (don't forget your ID number)

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