Activity 1 “Sample Lesson on TDA” (45 min) Teach a 45-min lesson with participants.
_________________________________________________________________________ Lesson Plan Topic: Introduction to the course
Objectives:
to raise Ss’ awareness of the main issues in teaching different age groups
to familiarise students with a new course content
to give Ss an opportunity to develop their critical thinking abilities through tasks and readings
Warm-up: (10- min)
T. states that compulsory schooling in England and Wales is divided into four key stages. The teacher training students receive will be provided according to the key stages they intend to teach. Every teacher trains to teach at least two key stages.
T distributes the graph on key stages (Handout 2)
T invites Ss to draw a similar graph describing the key stages of compulsory schooling in Uzbekistan
T asks the following questions:
In what ways are the compulsory schooling systems of the two countries similar/different?
At what ages are foreign languages taught?
Activity 1 “What age group?”(25 min)
T states that in an Internet forum teachers from different countries were asked the question: What age group would you like to teach and why?
Preschool/Kindergarten
Elementary
Middle School
High School
University
Adults
Their answers are posted on the walls (Handout 3) and Ss are required to walk around the classroom and read them. T states that Ss should choose the opinions that best appeal to them.
Then Ss are required to form 5 different groups according to their preferences under the headings:
Teaching preschoolers
Teaching primary/elementary school children
Teaching secondary/high school children
Teaching university students
Teaching adults
After Ss have formed their groups T distributes the text (Handout 4) for reading and handout with photos of classrooms and teaching materials (Handout 5). Groups are asked to read the texts and then choose appropriate classroom and teaching materials from the Handout 5 for their age groups.
