Lesson 3
Introducing a New Structure
Tuyen Phan
Content
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What are the steps of a lesson?
What are the main stages in the
shape of a lesson?
What role does the teacher take
at each stage?
5 traditional steps of the lesson
STEP
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
5 traditional steps of the lesson
STEP
STUDENTS’ ACTIVITY
Greeting
reply (speak)
Revision
recall (speak)
Presentation
listen, repeat, copy, speak
Consolidation
(speak), do, (fill in)
Homework
write, (fill in)
What is a language lesson?
Vocabulary
Grammar
Pronunciation
The Target
Language
Structure of a language lesson
Presentation Stage
% of TTT: 80%
% of STT: 20%
Amount of teacher CONTROL: Control a lot
Amount of CORRECTION by teacher: None
ACCURACY or FLUENCY? Accuracy
Time: no > 10 minutes
Teacher does:
• Elicit the model sentences
• Present the new structure
• Explain the forms, meaning, use,
and pronunciation
Students do
• Listen and take notes
Practice Stage
% of TTT: 40%
% of STT: 60%
Amount of teacher CONTROL: Control a lot (Students practice
under the teacher’s control)
Amount of CORRECTION by teacher: Control a lot
ACCURACY or FLUENCY? Accuracy
Time: 20 minutes
Teacher does:
• Control
• Model
• Monitor
• Correcly
Students do
• Practice the new
structure(s) in pairs/
groups/ individually
Production Stage
% of TTT: 5%
% of STT: 95%
Amount of teacher CONTROL: Control a little (to set up tasks)
Amount of CORRECTION by teacher: Little (indirect/ delayed
correction)
ACCURACY or FLUENCY? Fluency
Time: 20 minutes
Teacher does:
• Give instructions
• Listen & take notes
• Monitor
• Support
Students do
• Produce the new
language they’ve learnt
by themselves.
• Engage in
speaking/writing tasks
Presentation
Practice
Production
%TTT
80%
40%
5%
Control
a lot
less
free
Correction
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Focus
Accuracy
Accuracy
Fluency
Time
10 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
Teacher
does
Present the new
language
Control,
monitor,
correct
Listen, take
notes, support
Students
do
Listen, take notes
Practice the
new language
Produce the
new language
Do you agree or disagree?
Statement
Agree
Disagree
1
Grammatical accuracy is not as important as
fluency in the less-controlled practice stage.
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2
As the lesson proceeds, the attention should
move away from the teacher to the students.
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3
Teachers don’t give their students enough
practice because they think ‘learning =
understanding’ not ‘learning = doing’.
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4
The longest part of the lesson is the Presentation
stage because the teacher needs to talk the
most.
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5
The teacher should use direct correction at all
stages of the lesson.
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