to give students an opportunity to develop their critical thinking abilities through tasks and readings
1. Spratt, M (1994) English for the Teacher, Cambridge University Press
2. James, P. (2001). Teachers in Action. Cambridge and New York: CUP
Duration: 80 min
Objectives:
to introduce the new course
to expose participants to a lesson on teaching different age groups
to familiarize participants with course syllabus and assessment specifications
Materials: Course syllabus, Assessment specifications, handouts, and flipcharts.
Warm-up “Jokes” (10-15 min) Distribute a handout with jokes and ask participants just to read them. (Handout 1)
After they have finished, ask the following questions:
What is the age of students described in these jokes?
How did you identify their ages?
What are the particular features of each age group?
Accept all possible answers at this stage. State that in this session participants will be exposed to a sample lesson on teaching different age groups and discuss the course content and assessment specifications.