Reading texts and assignments

This week you will be exploring what makes an effective language lesson.

Effective Language Lessons

As an introduction to the topic, watch Jack Richards’ video on teaching principles.

Read Chapter 1: Examining an effective language lesson from the book from Creating Effective Language Lessons by Richards and Bohlke

Tasks:

• Summarize each section of the text/note down the most important information presented in each section. The format is up to you. The purpose of this task is to read the text carefully and identify principles/issues that apply to effective teaching.
• After each “summary,” write a short paragraph 3-5 sentences in which you talk about your own experiences as a student in language classes in relation to the principles/characteristics mentioned in the text.  The purpose of the task is to see connection between theory and practice, reflect upon your experiences and see to what extend you had or did not have the opportunity experience effective language instruction.
• In sum, your assignment will have 8 different sections corresponding with those 8 principles of effective language lessons . In each section, you will have information from the reading text and a short paragraph about your experiences.