TEFL Flashcards
F.U.M stand for?
Form, Usage, Meaning
T.P.R stands for?
Total Physical Response
A good lesson is
- an …. oriented set of ….. presented during a specific ….. connected …..
objective, activities, time, coherently.
Lessons’ Objectives are
- ….. Objectives
- ….. Objectives
Enabling
Terminal
The procedures of a lesson are
1. …. -up
2. activities and techniques
- …. classwork
- Small …. and …. work
- …. talk
- Students ….
3. ….
- Warm
- Whole
- group, pair
- Teacher
- talk - Closure/wrap up
TTT stands for?
Teacher talking time
STT stands for?
Student talking time
Objectives of a lesson are?
Explicit statements help you to:
1. know what you want to ……
2. keep the ….. of the lesson.
3. whether you are trying to accomplish …. ….. .
4. Assess …. at the end.
- accomplish
- unity
- Too much
- success
KISS your objective because it is SMART
- What does KISS stand for?
KISS: keep it short and simple.
….. objective: is the final skill the ….. expects the ….. to go out with.
Terminal, trainer, learners
E.g., Students will successfully request information about aeroplane arrivals and departures.
….. Objectives: the activities which enable Ss to do the ……. objective.
Enabling, terminal
E.g., Students will read and understand an airline schedule.
The language of the instructions should be?
(lower than /higher than / the same as) the language of Ss.
Lower
KWL stands for?
Know, want to know, learned
Writing T in a plan stands for?
Teachers/trainer
What is T.P.R?
An educational ….. that’s good for presenting …. to language learners.
method, actions
CEFR stands for?
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Form, Usage, Meaning are?
Grammar dimensions
Ss and S in a lesson plan stands for?
Students and student
with little to no resources a …… teacher can give a successful lesson.
resourceful
PPP stands for what?
Present
Practice
Produce
True or false?
- The present phase is where T can diagnose ss errors.
False: the practice phase.
What is the PPP method?
- A method of teaching starts with the T ….. the material and skills to ss.
- After that, ss …. the skill together while T diagnose the common errors.
- Finally, ss are expected to …. language using the given skill.
Present, practice, produce
Learners are of two kinds regarding where they started learning a skill.
Achievers and progressers
kinds of learners.
- …..: through their previous knowledge they gained their current level.
- …..: through gradually improving their skills to reach their current level.
Achievers, Progressors
KISS your objective because it is SMART
- What does SMART stand for?
SMART: Specific, measurable, achievable, Relevant, Time bound
Vocabulary PUMS
- With each vocabulary piece ss should know PUMS
- ….
- ….
- ….
- ….
Pronunciation
Use
Meaning
Spelling
Grammar dimensions MEANING/ SEMANTICS
- …. meaning
- …. meaning
- Lexical
- Grammatical
Grammar dimensions FORM/ STRUCTURE
- …. patterns
- …. patterns
- …. patterns
Lexical
Phonemic
Graphemic
Grammar dimensions USE/PRAGMATICS
- Social ….
- Linguistic …. context
- …. about context
- context
- discourse
- Presuppositions
What’s Retention span?
The …. of time ss can …. and …. a piece of information.
duration, recall, use
❌️Students Practice and Student Production
1. Student Practice:
2. Student Production:
Successful lesson activities are
- Unified together in a …. order.
- Planned carefully to …. to the objectives.
- Planned …. for your substitute.
- …. well depending on the activity and plan.
logical
relate
clearly
Timed
Planning the Context VS. Text
Communicating is a priority learning a language.
- Context: is a …. situation and the … of the whole lesson.
- Text: The …. used to …. the context
real-life, theme
material, present
Setting Terminal VS. Enabling Objective
- Terminal: All about final ….
- E.g. Ss will be able to talk about their daily activities in the morning. - Enabling: All about …. and …. and sequenced in ….
- E.g. Ss will learn vocabulary in morning activities (brush teeth, have breakfast, get dressed, pray)
- E.g. Ss will learn to use I + V1 to talk about daily morning habits.
- E.g, Ss will learn to use the time phrase “in the morning,”
- E.g, Ss will learn to use adverbs of frequency (usually, sometimes, often, never)
- production
- grammar, vocabulary, order.
Task Vs. Activity Vs. Drill in plans
- Task: Free activity for ss to use what they’ve studied.
e.g. interview - Activity: anything done in class.
- Drill: Controlled activity done in class to study.
e.g. fill blank.
❌️Free VS. Controlled activities
1. Free activity: ss communicate using the newly learnt language. i.e. writing, speaking, surveying,
2. Controlled activity: supervised by the T; ss learn how to use the newly learnt language. i.e. fill in the gap, unscramble, multiple choice.
ESA plan stands for?
E: engage
S: Study
A: activate
❌️The minimum activities-objectives ratio is 1 for 1
❌️Sufficient TT is used for:
1. …. ….
2. …. ….
3. ….
- Giving instructions
- Modelling language
- Presenting
❌️procedurally instructions given must be:
- clear
- precise
- bellow ss level
❌️Instructions in class are two types:
1. Procedural; the steps to do an activity.
2. Educational; what T teaches.
❌️L1 is allowed in class in two cases
1. Translating as a last resort.
2. Giving procedural instructions for low levels.
writing enabling objectives
Use verbs like: be …., …., ….
familiarized, learn, understand
When you ask a question put ss’ name at the ….
End
The correct order of skills to focus on when you teach:
1. Pre A1:…
2. A1: …
3. A2: …
4: B1: ….
- Listening
- Listening
- Speaking
- Speaking
True or false:
A student answered with a phrase to a question you asked
FALSE; the always have to give a full sentence.
Good Procedural Instructions are:
1.
2.
3.
- Short
- Clear
- Students repeated then
True or false:
T: Ahmad, what’s the weather today.
False, except if Ahmad is a weak one.
True or false:
T: Guys do you understand!?
False; check if they understand but never ask.
