Hi all. Ok, so, I'm finally going ! Done deal. This is a first time venture for me.
So, it's China, Middle-High Scool --> Grades 7-12. I believe I'm teaching mostly High School.
I'm told classes are 50-60 students 45 minutes. The rooms look big and roomy.
It was suggested the students like games.
This is ORAL English from what I understand, perhaps some reading and comprehension (goes without saying I'd think...)
So, I'm a writer, never lesson planned. I had plenty of ideas for grammer and small classes.........but now it's younger students, Oral and large classes.
THANKS for all the great game ideas in here, but I'm not sure how to relate to Oral English, Large class, and LESSON PLAN for the long term.
ANY suggestions in here or email would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again for any assistance --- I do have the luxury of going a couple months before teaching!
JAmes
Help- Lesson Planning for High School --- first time
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Wereldreizigster
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Heya James,
I know how difficult it can be trying to keep your eye on the entire class. But you'll manage, eventually
The best thing you can do is getting used to doing groupwork. Try to get a hang of knowing what student has what level of English as quick as you can, so you can group them up correctly. That way you are saving yourself a lot of work.
What I have done before is having the students play 'survivor' for instance. I told them they were stranded in the desert/jungle/etc, because their plane crashed. Now they are going to have to figure out how they have to survive. So they have to think on how to get food, a working society, etc. With a cool group of students this can easily take a couple of classes, for you can add to it all the time. Build on what they have!
Making simple class rules is most important I have learned with big classes. I used to write my most important class rule on the board with every new class till they got the hang of it. "Only English in class". People who don't I used to deal with by either giving them extra work (but not disturbing the class!) or taking them appart at the end of the class and regroup them next time.
Try to figure out what your class likes. What kind of music do they listen to? What games to they play themselves? Etc. Use this in your classes to give them a positive look on the language and learning it.
I hope this helps you a bit
I know how difficult it can be trying to keep your eye on the entire class. But you'll manage, eventually
The best thing you can do is getting used to doing groupwork. Try to get a hang of knowing what student has what level of English as quick as you can, so you can group them up correctly. That way you are saving yourself a lot of work.
What I have done before is having the students play 'survivor' for instance. I told them they were stranded in the desert/jungle/etc, because their plane crashed. Now they are going to have to figure out how they have to survive. So they have to think on how to get food, a working society, etc. With a cool group of students this can easily take a couple of classes, for you can add to it all the time. Build on what they have!
Making simple class rules is most important I have learned with big classes. I used to write my most important class rule on the board with every new class till they got the hang of it. "Only English in class". People who don't I used to deal with by either giving them extra work (but not disturbing the class!) or taking them appart at the end of the class and regroup them next time.
Try to figure out what your class likes. What kind of music do they listen to? What games to they play themselves? Etc. Use this in your classes to give them a positive look on the language and learning it.
I hope this helps you a bit
Hi. Thanks. Yeah, as a writer, it's all in my head; not in the habit of opening mouth...
I know I have a senior high and two levels of junior, and primarily responsible for Oral.... though I'm of the school that says, Oral only comes by understanding, at least in part, reading...which means some grammer.
Anyway,
I figured I'd start immediately by having every person submit 1/2 page of their best written English about themselves (topics and rules to be inserted), along with a CD, Email or Tape of them reading it--- or like a recorded phone conversation of how their day was, etc...
Break the larger 60 student classes into 6 groups or something like that. Each has a group project, started by full class example.
This would give me time to spend with each group, and hopefully a bit with each person.
I expect this could easily take a few weeks. But by the end of one month, I'd know each kid's place and interest, see them interact and individually.
I could then generate appropriate lesson plans and longer term Goals sheets to carry me through a semester.
Does this sound too lofty, or too much time out of the start?
I thought it would be a good trade off with a school that has no curicculum or materials.
???
Thanks all.
Good thing is, it's a great school, no negative rep, the contact has good English herself, great help so far, no high set expectations (knows I'm not a seasoned teacher) and I'm going a few months early so I'll get over a little gitters.
I know I have a senior high and two levels of junior, and primarily responsible for Oral.... though I'm of the school that says, Oral only comes by understanding, at least in part, reading...which means some grammer.
Anyway,
I figured I'd start immediately by having every person submit 1/2 page of their best written English about themselves (topics and rules to be inserted), along with a CD, Email or Tape of them reading it--- or like a recorded phone conversation of how their day was, etc...
Break the larger 60 student classes into 6 groups or something like that. Each has a group project, started by full class example.
This would give me time to spend with each group, and hopefully a bit with each person.
I expect this could easily take a few weeks. But by the end of one month, I'd know each kid's place and interest, see them interact and individually.
I could then generate appropriate lesson plans and longer term Goals sheets to carry me through a semester.
Does this sound too lofty, or too much time out of the start?
I thought it would be a good trade off with a school that has no curicculum or materials.
???
Thanks all.
Good thing is, it's a great school, no negative rep, the contact has good English herself, great help so far, no high set expectations (knows I'm not a seasoned teacher) and I'm going a few months early so I'll get over a little gitters.
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glowingdangler
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Hi James,
The plan about getting half a page of written english and them speaking it might be too time consuming for you to check it. I`m teaching 900 students over a 2 week rotation, and am resigned to the fact that it`s too many students to figure out what all of them are like.I remember the really good ones and the really bad ones, but I wouldn`t dream of getting them all to submit their info, as I`d never remember it all, and it`s hard to know who is who anyway with all the strange names.
I`m a new teacher myself, so maybe someone else can point you in the right direction
The plan about getting half a page of written english and them speaking it might be too time consuming for you to check it. I`m teaching 900 students over a 2 week rotation, and am resigned to the fact that it`s too many students to figure out what all of them are like.I remember the really good ones and the really bad ones, but I wouldn`t dream of getting them all to submit their info, as I`d never remember it all, and it`s hard to know who is who anyway with all the strange names.
I`m a new teacher myself, so maybe someone else can point you in the right direction