Examine the three lesson plans given. Identify its strengths and weaknesses and give suggestions.

Evaluation of Three Lesson Plan Templates for ELT

Teaching English as a Second Language (ELT ) is a demanding job that is currently experiencing too few teachers to fill the jobs out there . As more and more foreign students enter United States Schools , experienced teachers will be needed to fill these slots . Thus , training ELT teachers is of the utmost concern for education departments in colleges and universities throughout the country . Clearly , tools , strategies and support must be made available to these new teachers so that they can focus their time on teaching

the students . A good lesson plan template will go a long way in easing the burden on the ELT teacher

This essay will focus on the three lesson plan templates submitted for instructing ELT classes . These templates will be analyzed and evaluated for the following components : 1 ) identification of lesson and objectives 2 ) strategies and methods , 3 ) equipment and materials needed 4 ) use of technology , 5 ) reinforcement and enrichment , 6 ) structural format , 7 ) overall efficiency of use . These criteria are important in the development of a viable lesson plan and will aid new ELT teachers in preparing thorough and appropriate lessons . After that , the lesson plans will be assessed based on their strengths and weaknesses followed by some overall suggestions for improvement for both the individual lesson plan templates and for all three templates together

Lesson Plan 1

General

Visually this lesson plan provides a large writing space with indicators down the left hand margin , except for the date and time in the upper right hand corner . This lesson identifies the basic class /date /time information . Then it provides a spot for aims and new lexis . It then provides a spot for needed equipment , materials and preparation before class begins . Then the plan gives a two columned table for the method of the lesson and the time it will take . Finally the plan gives a spot for the homework and comments on the lesson

Strengths

The strengths of this lesson include its inclusion of the new words to learn , which is important to the ELT classroom and the initial mention of the aims , which we can assume are the objectives . The timing out of each part of the lesson on the table is also important . One of the most valuable parts of the plan is its reflection section at the bottom Comments on the lesson are vital to reworking it for the next presentation

Weaknesses

This lesson plan is spaced oddly . It does not provide enough room for the method section . Organization seems a bit off as well . The equipment and materials separate the method of the lesson from its aims and new words of study . It is hard to tell from the methods section what exactly will be happening this leaves a lot for the teacher to write in on a daily basis

Suggestions for Improvement

I would move the Methods section up under the Aims and New Lexis subheadings . This way , the entire lesson...