Background on Lesson

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Lesson Plan Date:

Listening Lesson Plan

Background on lesson:

Context: Class profile: Group of 20 adult immigrant ESL students from Washington D.C. Age: Mid 20s to 50s Level: Low intermediate to intermediate

Learner Needs: These people are seeking to improve their social and professional language for job opportunities.

Objectives/Aims: The general objective of the lesson is to develop learners’ listening skills through the use of audiovisual material. The learners will practice skills by listening for general ideas/themes, then listening for more specific information, and finally listening for details such as specific words to fill in the gaps.

Assumptions: Their low intermediate to intermediate level means most of them probably have some proficiency in the basics of English. But since they are not over the intermediate level threshold yet, they would probably enjoy lessons with entertaining formats that are non-threatening.

Language Analysis: Question formats; relevant vocabulary; relevant tenses.

Anticipated Problems and Solutions: Since the learners are adults, they may have some preset attitudes towards learning languages that might not necessarily coincide with our perspectives and methods. But because they are in the U.S. for job opportunities, they should be at least extrinsically motivated to learn English. We can take advantage of this motivation, provide positive feedback, and create low anxiety learning environment. We might also have to explain how the classes will benefit their success in the workplace.

Materials: Video clip either online or as a DVD; list of new vocabulary; ‘organize events into the correct sequence’ worksheet; gap fill worksheet.

Timing: 60 minutes Georgetown University TEFL Certification Program Copyright, July 2009

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Stage Aim Procedure Mats. Focus Time

Opening

Warmer Greetings, general announcements. T-S 2

Introducing Teacher explains that they will watch a T 3 the topic music video and talk about what happens in it. References any related previous lessons.

Pre-listening Students discuss the artist, his/her S 5 (schema previous work, whether or not they activation) enjoy his/her music, if they have a comparable artist in their native country etc. Teacher pre-teaches any new vocabulary.

Sequencing

Listening for Teacher tells students that they will Video S 5 gist listen to the music only, without video. clip They need to listen for main ideas and themes. Song is played without stopping.

Check and Teacher elicits answers about what the S-T 5 feedback song was about. Gives necessary feedback.

Listening and Students are handed out an exercise Hand S-S 15 watching for with events in the video clip that are out main ideas mixed up. Students are asked to watch and listen so they can put the events in correct order.

Discussion Students form pairs to check their work S-S 5 and and make any corrections. Teacher feedback writes the correct sequence on the board with the help of the students.

Listening for Students listen and watch one last time Hand S-S 10 words to complete a gap fill assignment. out feedback on worksheet. Georgetown University TEFL Certification Program Copyright, July 2009

Lesson Plan Date: Students provide the answers and teacher gives feedback. Closure/conc lusion Post-listening Teacher checks for general T-S 10 comprehension. Answers any questions about pronunciation. Short discussion about any interesting aspects of the video clip.