Teacher training course by Javier Fraile García

Main Objective

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By the end of this lesson, teacher trainees will be able to effectively plan and deliver an English language lesson, incorporating various teaching methodologies and strategies suitable for diverse learners.

Essential Question

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How can we effectively teach English as a foreign language to diverse learners and how can we apply this to an effective lesson planning?

Direct Instruction

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Lecture on different teaching methodologies, together with techniques on teaching the differnt communicative skills and language features.

Guided Practice

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In pairs, trainees will discuss the main implications of the different methodology and techniques explained in class, and will put them into practice with several tasks.

Independent Practice

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In pairs, trainees will create a lesson plan for a didactic unit on their own, incorporating the contents explained in the course. They will then present their lesson plans for peer and teacher review.

System and language skills

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Analyse and discuss techniques to teach the different communicative skills like reading, writing, listening and speaking, as well as language features like grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency/accuracy.

Formative Assessment

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Conduct informal assessments through observation and class discussions. Provide instant feedback to guide trainees in real-time.

Summative Assessment

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Trainees are to present the final project of the didactic unit planned during the independent practice. A rubric will be used to assess the trainees' acquisition of contents.

Lesson Plan Enhancement

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Trainees are to revise and enhance their lesson plans based on peer feedback and class discussions.

Learning and the learner

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Analyse and discuss methodologies like Bloom's taxonomy, task-based learning, communicativa approach and action-oriented approach, with its main implications for the learner and the learning process.

Language awareness and analysis

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Practise adapting materials with online platforms like Canva, Prezi, EdPuzzle and Padlet, and analyse the main sections involved in lesson planning like outcomes, assessment, activities and sessions.

Teaching, learning and assessment

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Practise creating materials by developing a project in pairs consisting of planning a didactic unit of at least two sessions, which can be inspired in previous materials.