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Sugar & Spice
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Please enlighten all of us regular, untrained, "teachers" about how to "teach" someone to SPEAK in English.
The way I see it, my job is to get the students talking. I arrange different activities and let them practice. It's that simple.
I have a feeling that if I grabbed anyone's head and moved their lips with my fingers I'd be fired, anywhere.
Have to go sing & dance now! Have a nice day! |
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Jayray
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
Posts: 373
Location: Back East
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Whether you are a "real"/certified teacher from the UK or wherever, you still haven't answered Silent Shadow's question - How many lesson plans per week is the norm for a certified university teacher/lecturer in the west?
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In the United States, only primary, secondary, and high school teachers are required to submit lesson plans for each separate class subject, as well as for each level within the subject (meaning that a lesson plan is provided for the slow-learner class as well as for those who catch on a little more quickly). The lesson may be created in collaboration with teachers who teach the same subject to the same grade. There may also be a flow chart to be created, as well as tests to be prepared before the school year begins. I am speaking of public education.
When I taught in private middle schools in the U.S., I was required to produce a DAILY lesson plan for for every subject, and turn it in on Friday before the week began. It was a good discipline which carried over from year to year. My lesson plans became more refined, and my classes became more interesting. For the teacher who has absolutely no intention of remaining in the school for the next year, preparing a new set of lesson plans every year is a tiring but necessary part of teaching.
In the United States, college lecturers and above are not required to produce a lesson plan. All that is required is a syllabus FOR EACH SUBJECT TAUGHT which is distributed to the class and to the department chair.
One thing which puts the FT in China at a disadvantage is the fact that they tend to travel around, and rarely have the opportunity to teach the exact same subject with the exact same books year after year. Otherwise, it would be a matter of merely changing the date on the syllabus, and assigning slightly different tasks. |
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