The slides for the first session in a series of sessions outlining lesson planning in ELT classes; focusing on writing communicative aims.

1. Amin Neghavati

2.  To understand the importance of planning
 To be aware of areas to think about while planning
 To check the Planning Pyramid
 To understand what aims and the aim types are
 To practice how to write lesson aims
Aims

3. Planning & Goal Setting

4. Planning & Goal Setting

5. Lesson Planning

6.  A lesson plan is a f-------- for the lesson.
 If you imagine that a lesson is a journey, then the lesson plan is the ---; it
shows where you -----, where you finish, and the ----- to take to get
there.
Lesson Planning

7.  A lesson plan is a framework for the lesson.
 If you imagine that a lesson is a journey, then the lesson plan is the
map- it shows where you start, where you finish, and the route to take
to get there.
Lesson Planning

8. Lesson Planning

9.  Class description (the atmosphere and the learners)
 Aims
 Language skills and language exponents
 Personal aims
 Aids
 Timings & interactions
 Activities
 Procedures
 ??
Areas to think about

10. Lesson Planning Pyramid- Jeremy Harmer

11.  What is my procedure?
(i.e. what sequence of tasks and activities will I use?)
 What are the aims of the lesson?
Two key questions to ask when planning

12. What have I done before?
What will I do in the future?
Two questions to askwhen setting aims

13. aims

14. aims

15. Types of aims
 Communicative
 Developmental
 Interpersonal
 Linguistic

16.  By the end of the lesson the learners will be (better) able to ….
Communicative Lesson Aims

17. Lesson Aims

18. Lesson Aims

19. Lesson Aims

20. Lesson Aims

21.  To understand the importance of planning
 To be aware of areas to think about while planning
 To check the Planning Pyramid
 To understand what aims and the aim types are
 To practice how to write lesson aims
Aims