Learning to Plan Modern Languages Lessons: Understanding the Basic Ingredients

Learning to Plan Modern Languages Lessons provides guidance and ideas for teaching in secondary schools, covering basic lesson planning methods, progression, and specific aspects of language learning. It aims to deepen knowledge and understanding of ML, develop understanding of lesson planning as part of a planning cycle, and enhance professional development opportunities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 210 pages
Publication date: 20 May 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Learning to Plan Modern Languages Lessons is a comprehensive guide for those embarking on the journey of teaching in secondary schools. Drawing on extensive experience and research in the field, the book offers a detailed explanation of fundamental lesson planning methods and the principles that underpin them, accompanied by illustrative examples of well-planned lessons. It demonstrates how to progress from planning smaller activities to full lessons, and how to ensure progression for your students. The book also explores specific aspects of language learning, such as grammar and culture, and provides ideas for how to enhance your planning skills in long-term collaborative and reflective practice.

Starting from a presentation, practice, production (PPP) model of language teaching, the book aims to:

Provide structured, practical starting points in lesson planning for beginning teachers of modern languages (ML);

Deepen knowledge and understanding of ML as a subject and how it is learnt (pedagogical subject knowledge), in order to inform and support planning decisions;

Develop understanding of lesson planning as part of a planning cycle;

Enhance understanding of strategies and professional development opportunities to promote the further development of planning abilities.

Including reflective/discussion tasks and example lesson plans, Learning to Plan Modern Languages Lessons is a valuable resource for both novice and experienced teachers of any modern language. It serves as a valuable guide for developing effective and engaging lesson plans that facilitate language learning and student growth.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 208 x 295 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138304840