2. Introduction
● Technology is increasingly present in the modern
English language classroom.
● This shift has forced changes in teaching
methodologies.
- Justification
- Contextualization
- Legal framework
3. Objectives:
To make students acquire critical-thinking
through task-based language learning activities
Stage Objectives: Dictated by educational law
(LOMCE) and must be achieved by all students.
Specific Objectives: Specific to the subject and
year - in this case English, year 4.
4. 7 Competences: Transversal, of no specific
speciality.
My didactic units develop social, civic, linguistic
and digital competence in particular.
5. Contents: Decree 187/2015, of 25th August.
- 1st foreign language: 5 Blocks (oral, written,
reading, literature, and cross-curricular block.)
7. GENERAL TEACHING METHODOLOGIES:
- Communicative* (discussions)
- Constructivism* (teamwork)
- Task-based language learning.*
- Grammar translation methodology.
- Natural approach.
- Direct method.
- Audio-lingual method* (Video & Mobile devices)
*methodological principles in which didactic units are framed
8. ● Learning Activities
- Speaking, Writing, Teamwork, Reading,
Listening, and Diversity.
- Classroom space distribution.
* Big or small groups, speaking tasks.
- Materials and resources.
* Audiovisual media: video discplayer, computer,
digital blackboard, mobile phones.
- Reinforcement and extension activities
9. ● Assessment
- Oral communication, reading, writing, literary,
- Tools: e.g. self assessment.
- Assessment types: * Learner’s assessment
* Teaching assessment
* Didactic program
assessment
- Evaluation of the
teaching/learning process
60% ( 2 tests per
term )
20% first test
40% second test
20% Reading a book
10% Daily work in the classroom and at
home
10% Attitude towards the subject
Marking criteria
10. ● ATTENTION TO DIVERSITY
● CROSS-CURRICULAR THEMES
● DIDACTIC UNITS DEVELOPMENT
- Unit 2: Making a difference ( 7 sessions -45mins. )
- Unit 3: Power to the people ( 8 sessions-45 mins.)
11. Conclusion:
The application of basic competences in real-life
situations is very important for learning: audio-
visual resources facilitate this work.
Audio-visual resources maintain student’s
attention and effectively show students the
relevance of what they are learning in the
classroom.
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