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

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.” Do in rows(10 minutes)

Why do we teach English? Knowledge? Jobs, communication?

Call Center Job

How do we have to teach? For understanding? For Use? Can I help you? yes

We have to teach students to use/communicate in the language Describe to your partner what is different about the two classrooms?

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

Which class do you want to be in? Class #2 - Communicative Classroom

Who should be speaking in a language classroom: the teacher or the students?

Cooperative Learning Pair Group

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

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

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

Lesson Objectives What is an objective? Teachers ask partners

What do you want your final activity to look like? This? Or This?

What does your objective look like? Objective: I will teach colors. Objective: Students will ask each other “What is your favorite color?” and answer “My favorite color is………” Which one is a final communicative activity?

Writing a Communicative Objective I will….. Or Students will…..

Which one is communicative? Students will copy from the board… Students will repeat after the teacher… Students will speak with a partner….

Example of Communicative Activities PAIRS Running reading/description – video Small Groups Ss speaking in small groups = video Entire Class Mingle – video

Running Description

Pairs There is…… There are……. Turn around – 10 min.

Small Groups Survey What is your name? What do you love? What do you hate? 1. 2. 3. 4. Make a group of 4 and tell information- 15 min.

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.

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

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

Objectives must be Observable

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

What the STUDENTS WILL DO

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 Tell Rank Answer Create Evaluate List Categorize Ask Describe Use Point Give Identify Write Understand Appreciate Learn know Have them act it out – can it be observed? Listened to?

Rank Colors #1-5 From most to least

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

Rank Colors #1-5 From most to least

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.

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

Students will learn about clothing Statements: You are wearing a blue dress. Questions: What are you wearing? Conjugations: I am wearing. You are wearing. Etc. Vocabulary: Belt dress hat pants skirt shirt blouse shoes sandals sneakers tie scarf socks boots shorts tank top polo shirt long sleeved shirt short sleeved shirt jacket cap high heeled shoes stilletos gloves coat hoodie sweatshirt sweat pants suit underwear bathing suit robe pajamas slippers loafers pantyhose stockings … With colors: blue, white, red, Using the articles: a, an, the

Objectives must be Specific

Specific Objectives Objective Language What that means…… Examples USE: Grammar “She/He is wearing…” TO: Communicative Action “describe” IN: Final Activity “small groups” Help you to be specific and have a good activity where you can evaluate Ss learning. Students will use “She/He is wearing….” to describe a partner’s clothes in small groups.

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

Communicative? Observable? Specific?

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.     Communicative – Observable - Specific GOOD

Not achievable in one lesson Not observable Not specific 2. Students will use their speaking and listening skills to improve their English.     Not achievable in one lesson Not observable Not specific

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

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

Write objectives communicative, observable, specific Students Will (grammar) Use: 10 colors and “this” and “that” (communicative)To: tell what is in a picture(“That is blue.”) (final activity) In: a pair activity Topic: Family Use: To: In: Communicative/ Observable/Specific

Reflection Questions What are the most important things you have learned about objectives?