Teach English in MagAng Zhen - Jiangmen Shi

I have learnt a number of things from this unit. Below is the overview and what I have learnt; The importance of lesson planning which are, ? First, lesson planning produces more unified lessons . It gives teachers the opportunity to think deliberately about their choice of lesson objectives, the types of activities that will meet these objectives, the sequence of those activities, the materials needed, how long each activity might take, and how students should be grouped. ? The lesson planning process allows teachers to evaluate their own knowledge with regards to the content to be taught .If a teacher has to teach, for example, a complex grammatical structure and is not sure of the rules, the teacher would become aware of this during lesson planning and can take steps to acquire the necessary information. ? The teacher is clear on what needs to be done, how, and when. The lesson will tend to flow more smoothly because all the information has been gathered and the details have been decided upon beforehand. The teacher will not waste class time flipping through the textbook, thinking of what to do next, or running to make photocopies. ? Lesson plans can be used again, in whole or in part, in other lessons months or years in the future. Many teachers keep files of previous lessons they have taught, which they then draw on to facilitate planning for their current classes. In other words, lesson planning now can save time later. ? Lesson plans can be useful for other people as well . Substitute teachers face the challenge of teaching another teacher?s class and appreciate receiving a detailed lesson plan to follow. Knowing that the substitute is following the plan also gives the regular classroom teacher confidence that the class time is being used productively in his or her absence. I have also gotten to know what to include in the lesson plan like, ? The learner objectives ? The language point ? Teaching aid ? Personal aim ? Procedure ? Phase ? Timing and so on