IIt is essential for both teachers and language learners to makeclear links between theory and practice, which is promising interms of being able to identify ways to apply/adopt both instudents' future teaching.Recommended reading:Cook,Vivian.1993. Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.NewYork:St. Martin Press.Ellis,Rod. 1994.The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford,UK:OxfordUniversityPress.Spolsky, Bernard. 1989. Conditions for Second Language Learning.Oxford,UK:OxfordUniversityPress.Williams, Marion and Robert L.Burden.1997.Psychology for LanguageTeachers. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University PressAttachedmaterials:One student's Lesson Plan(Unit 5,8A,3Periods)Unit5Birdwatchers8-1Greeting and Background: (Analysis of the teaching material and Ss)This is about the parts of Comic stripand Welcometo theunit in Unit 58A.And this is the first period in this unit.The topic of this unit isBirdwatchers. After learning this class, students should have someknowledge about birds and have the ability to describe birds and statetheir opinions.As the students in Grade Eight are teenagers, they are likely to bevery interested in birds,and theywill havetheir own ideas about birds
➢ It is essential for both teachers and language learners to make clear links between theory and practice, which is promising in terms of being able to identify ways to apply/adopt both in students’ future teaching. Recommended reading: Cook, Vivian.1993. Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. New York: St. Martin Press. Ellis, Rod. 1994. The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Spolsky, Bernard. 1989. Conditions for Second Language Learning. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Williams, Marion and Robert L. Burden. 1997. Psychology for Language Teachers. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press Attached materials: One student’s Lesson Plan(Unit 5, 8A, 3 Periods) Unit 5 Birdwatchers 8-1 Greeting and Background: (Analysis of the teaching material and Ss) This is about the parts of Comic strip and Welcome to the unit in Unit 5 8A. And this is the first period in this unit. The topic of this unit is Birdwatchers. After learning this class, students should have some knowledge about birds and have the ability to describe birds and state their opinions. As the students in Grade Eight are teenagers, they are likely to be very interested in birds, and they will have their own ideas about birds
but theydon'tknow how to express their ideas.So I will encouragethem to speak freely and get them to express themselves in the rightway.Teaching aims:NowI would like to talk about the teaching aims:Inthe lesson,there're 3 aims:the knowledge aims,the ability aim,and theeffective aim.For knowledge aims,I hope students can have aknowledge about birds and learn some key words relating to birds.(birdwatch,birdwatcher,market,roast,yummy,crane,seagull,long-winged,webfooted,sparrow,swallow,pointedforked,northern,swan，golden eagle,brownish,broad,hooked)For ability aim,Iwant themto be able totalkabout birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. And foreffective aim, I aim to arouse the students'interest in birds in thewild.Key points:To have a knowledge about birds and learn some key wordsrelating to birdsDifficult point: To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics andappearance.Teaching Methods:Now I would like to talk about the teaching strategies and teachingmethods: New curriculum emphasizes cooperation between teachers andstudents. I think it is important. I think the talk happens not onlybetween teachers and students but also between students and students.I think group work and pair work are important in this period. So I'lltry using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT).Teachingaids: computer and multi-mediaTeaching methods: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)Teaching procedures:
but they don’t know how to express their ideas. So I will encourage them to speak freely and get them to express themselves in the right way. Teaching aims: Now I would like to talk about the teaching aims: In the lesson, there’re 3 aims: the knowledge aims, the ability aim, and the effective aim. For knowledge aims, I hope students can have a knowledge about birds and learn some key words relating to birds. (birdwatch, birdwatcher, market, roast, yummy, crane, seagull, long-winged, webfooted, sparrow, swallow, pointed , forked, northern, swan , golden eagle, brownish, broad, hooked) For ability aim, I want them to be able to talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. And for effective aim, I aim to arouse the students’ interest in birds in the wild. Key points: To have a knowledge about birds and learn some key words relating to birds Difficult point: To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. Teaching Methods: Now I would like to talk about the teaching strategies and teaching methods: New curriculum emphasizes cooperation between teachers and students. I think it is important. I think the talk happens not only between teachers and students but also between students and students. I think group work and pair work are important in this period. So I’ll try using Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Teaching aids: computer and multi-media Teaching methods: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Teaching procedures: