TeachingEnglish: Planning lessons
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How will the course help you?
By the end of Planning lessons, you'll be able to:
- apply some commonly used models for planning language lessons
- explore and evaluate a range of techniques for introducing new language
- write effective learning outcomes and align them to assessment.
What does the course include?
- Self-study modules that you can access at any time before the course closes
- A certificate of achievement on successful completion of the self-study modules
- A free workbook with extra learning content and resources connected to the course contents
- A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative teaching ideas for you to try out (Facebook account required)
- Learning content related to our courses on Facebook and YouTube
- Live events and recordings with course tutors and language teaching experts on Facebook and YouTube
What are the self-study modules?
- Module 1 – Engaging with lesson planning – models and frameworks
The aim of this module is to consider some commonly used models and outlines that will help you with planning your lessons. You'll also look at other practical ideas specifically for planning language skills and topic-based lessons. You will identify some commonly used lesson models, analyse and apply models for planning language skills lessons as well as categorise the stages needed to use projects for a topic-based lesson plan.
- Module 2 – Engaging with lesson planning – introducing new language
The aim of this module is to explore and evaluate a range of techniques for introducing new language. The module also looks at the role of warmers and lead-in activities for starting lessons. You're given the opportunity to select appropriate techniques for introducing new language and to plan the initial stages of a lesson.
- Module 3 – Engaging with learning outcomes
The aim of this module is to provide you with the necessary skills to write effective learning outcomes. You'll find out what learning outcomes are and how you can put them together, and consider the characteristics of well-written learning outcomes. You will define a learning outcome, integrate different levels of thinking skills within a set of learning outcomes as well as align assessment with learning outcomes.
Course reviews
What have other teachers said about how Planning lessons helped them?
"I have started planning my lessons more carefully considering the type of the lesson and desirable outcomes, and also started giving feedback on content before giving feedback on language."
Course participant, Ukraine
"I started using warmers more often as soon as I got exposed to them in this course and and the level of learner participation in my lessons has gone up."
Course participant, South Africa
"I improve my lesson planning with consideration of receptive and productive skills and how to integrate the pre, while and after activities. Also I have learned how to choose the best method for each stage of lesson planning according to the level and the needs of the learners."
Course participant, Yemen
This is a topic I would like to learn more about. Look forward to attending the course!