The subject of English teaching

The subject of English teaching
Glossary
The subject of English teaching, as with most professions, contains terminology which is specific to the subject.
Where possible we have tried to avoid using this jargon in Action Plan for Teacher s – however, the Glossary section
at the end of the book provides examples and explanations of terms and expressions which are frequently used in
the field of English Language Teaching. Wherever a word is underlined, you can find a clear explanation of that
term in the Glossary.
Introduction
“The best teachers are those who think carefully about what they are going to do in their classes and who plan how
they are going to organise the teaching and learning.”
Jeremy Harmer - The Practice of English Language Teaching, 1991
In this section of Action Plan for Teacher s we will be considering some universal principles of classroom practice and how
they can be applied to the preparation of effective English language classes.
In Pre-planning, we will be looking at the following questions:
• What should go into an English language lesson?
• What is a lesson plan?
• Why is planning important?
• Do you need to plan if you have a course book?
• What are the principles of planning?
In Planning a lesson, those principles are put into action in a model plan for different stages of an actual lesson.
• Aims and concepts
• Contexts and marker sentences
• Starting a lesson
• Presenting new language
• Controlled practice
• Freer (less controlled) practice
• Finishing the lesson