Effective Lesson Planning TOKYO ORIENTATION

Overview Japanese school life How to write a lesson plan Team-teaching example To make a lesson plan --- tips Assessment What JTEs want from ALTs

Japanese school life

How to write a lesson plan

Team-teaching example

To make a lesson plan --- tips

Assessment

What JTEs want from ALTs

How to write a lesson plan Basic procedures 1. Greetings 2. Warm up 3. Review 4. Presentation of new material 5. Practice 6. Consolidation

Basic procedures

1. Greetings

2. Warm up

3. Review

4. Presentation of new material

5. Practice

6. Consolidation

Lesson Plan Describe in detail What you say, how many students to answer etc. Materials, objectives, notice etc. This is for other people to see what you are going to do in the lesson. It’s highly recommended to include as much information as possible Procedure Time (min) Activities Notes JTE ALT Students

Useful activities and resources Word-Association Game What am I? Jeopardy Bingo (and word bingo) Karuta Word Poems Line-up and other workshop group games Chain Story/ One- word-at-a-time game My World/ 20 questions/ fruit(s) basket

Word-Association Game

What am I?

Jeopardy

Bingo (and word bingo)

Karuta

Word Poems

Line-up and other workshop group games

Chain Story/ One- word-at-a-time game

My World/ 20 questions/ fruit(s) basket

Other Useful Websites www.to/r

www.to/r

Grammar Syllabus in Japan 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade Alphabet Nouns be verb Verb 3rd person – s Pronoun present progressive interrogative- wh-Q ’ s can commands past tense past tense future tense – be going to auxiliary verbs- may, must Infinitive Conjunction ( if, when, etc ) Gerund  ing comparative passive voice - is done by x present perfect have -en/ed relative pronoun

How to write a lesson plan Know your students Use as many visual aids as possible Show it, don ’ t explain it Let students have fun and study Be flexible and always prepare extra work for higher level students Make students practice in many ways without being aware Common mistakes: word order

Know your students

Use as many visual aids as possible

Show it, don ’ t explain it

Let students have fun and study

Be flexible and always prepare extra work for higher level students

Make students practice in many ways without being aware

Common mistakes: word order

Word order: : translated from Japanese? A: I got an A in the English test. B: ( ) [ hear I ’ m that to glad ] I ’ m glad to hear that. I ’ m hear that to glad. I ’ m that to hear glad. 17% 70%

A: I got an A in the English test.

B: ( )

[ hear I ’ m that to glad ]

I ’ m glad to hear that.

I ’ m hear that to glad.

I ’ m that to hear glad.

Building on what they know English What they learnt experience

Role of ALT in class “ THE ” REASON TO SPEAK IN ENGLISH Model pronunciation Present dialogues Opportunity for real communication More ideas Evaluation

“ THE ” REASON TO SPEAK IN ENGLISH

Model pronunciation

Present dialogues

Opportunity for real communication

More ideas

Evaluation

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT

School report Three times a year 1 st semester: April-July, 2 nd: Sep-Dec, 3 rd : Jan-March Based on 5 exams a year, reports and everyday activities in and out of classes

Three times a year

1 st semester: April-July, 2 nd: Sep-Dec,

3 rd : Jan-March

Based on 5 exams a year, reports and everyday activities in and out of classes

English Grade (1-5) Motivation and interest Knowledge and understanding of the language Understanding Expression (A-C)

Motivation and interest

Knowledge and understanding of the language

Understanding

Expression

Speech / Essay Evaluation Before Discuss exactly what you want to evaluate by the speech Set clear goals for students After Set a clear standard before or after the first couple of examples

Before

Discuss exactly what you want to evaluate by the speech

Set clear goals for students

After

Set a clear standard before or after the first couple of examples

Speech Evaluation ( example ) Example A B C contents Grammatically correct and coherent understandable hard to understand length more than 40 sec 20-39 sec less than 19 sec delivery Loud, fluent and expressive Fluent but flat slow eye contact preparation can look up and speak remember the text but poor eye contact don't remember what to say or speak in words

Speech Evaluation ( example ) No. Name Content Delive ｒｙ Pronunciation Volume Time 1 Haruka. A 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 2 Mone. I 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 3 Ryo. I 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 4 Moe. O 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 3 2 1

What JTEs want from ALTs With students Speak slowly in easy words (but not too slow) Be an entertainer Do not speak Japanese when there is a student around (except for grammar) Be friendly and easy to talk to Keep them thinking positively about English Be encouraging

With students

Speak slowly in easy words

(but not too slow)

Be an entertainer

Do not speak Japanese when there is a student around (except for grammar)

Be friendly and easy to talk to

Keep them thinking positively about English

Be encouraging

What JTEs want from ALTs About teaching Teach stress / intonation / rhythm Ideas are welcome Help make the lesson plan Ready to help out Sound Comprehension Knowledge word order, sound, vocab

About teaching

Teach stress / intonation / rhythm

Ideas are welcome

Help make the lesson plan

Ready to help out

What JTEs want from ALTs With the staff Punctuality Socialize with other school staff Join school activities Join other classes Help with clubs Your job is not only to teach English but also to be an ambassador for your country!

With the staff

Punctuality

Socialize with other school staff

Join school activities

Join other classes

Help with clubs

Your job is not only to teach English but also to be an ambassador for your country!