Module 3: Lesson 4 - Examples of PPP Flashcards
What questions could you ask yourself when preparing the Preparation stage?
- Which language will you use?
- How will you present the language?
- What kind of terminology will you use? (technical terms for tenses, grammar, lexis, etc.)
- Will it be in context or abstract?
What questions could you ask yourself when preparing the Practice stage?
- What kind of activities will I use?
- Will the activities be receptive (reading or listening), or productive (speaking or writing)?
- Will the activities be done individually or collaboratively?
- How will I monitor and correct learners?
- How will I provide feedback?
What questions could you ask yourself when preparing the Production stage?
- How will I ensure that my activity elicits the new information from my learners?
- Will the activity be spoken or written?
- Will the activities be done individually or collaboratively?
- How will I monitor and correct learners?
- How will I provide feedback?
What does presenting a new language involve when teaching?
Teaching learners the meaning (what the grammar or vocabulary actually mean), the form (how it is structured), and the pronunciation (how to say it correctly).
Share some ideas on how to present the meaning, form, and pronunciation during the Presentation stage.
Meaning:
- Show realia.
- Show pictures.
- Tell a short story or an anecdote.
- Play short audio or video clips that contain the grammar structure in a realistic context.
- Ask questions.
Form:
- Use a substitution table to help learners understand the form.
- Eliciting the form of the structure and write it on the board.
- Write example sentences.
Pronunciation:
- Model the correct pronunciation for the class.
- Drill, drill, drill!
Name some activities you can incorporate in the Practice stage of a lesson.
- Sentence completion
- Sentences in a hat
- Reordering sentences
- Gap fill
- Questions and answers
- Matching activities
Name some activities you can incorporate in the Production stage of a lesson.
- Roleplay
- Interviews
- Information gaps
- Missing information
- Describing pictures
- Free writing
