TokyoLiz
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 1548
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 1:07 am Post subject: |
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First you've got to tell us about your teaching situation...
1. Are you in an elementary school, a jr or a sr high school? The level makes a difference in the kinds of target language and method you will use.
2. Are you a JET ALT or a dispatched teacher? JETs get lots of support material, such as the Team Taught Pizza book (also available to non-JETs), MEXT (Ministry of Education and Training) manuals and curriculum guidelines and such.
3. Have you checked out www.bigdaikon.com yet? You will see what other ALTs are doing out there in the land of Japanese eductaion.
4. Do you have one school or many? The sheer volume of people, teachers, administration and kids will determine how often you can use the same lesson, and how often you'll be able to meet the teachers to plan.
5. Are your Japanese host teachers English teachers or are they themselves English learners? Your teachers may need a brush-up on the grammar point or vocabulary items that you will be teaching. Don't expect them to know what you're asking them to do when you plan the lesson.
6. Have you seen the school syllabus yet? Until you do, you don't know what you'll be covering in the lessons. If you check out the MEXT website, you'll see the syllabus outline and expectations that the Ministry has for jr and sr high school English courses.
7. How many kids will you have in each class? This is crucial when you're planning. If your class gets too rowdy, you might disturb other classes. If your props or flashcards are too small, you'll lose the kids in the back. If the kids are in 6 rows, you may have to get them to make 3 rows with partners facing each other. Or push the desks back and make them stand up and move around for an activity.
8. These are only a few considerations when you're talking about team teaching. |
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