Teach English in Sangyuan Zhen - Rizhao Shi

This essay will consider lesson planning as an important part of the training. It may seem that the work of a teacher can be flexible and spontaneous and the teacher should be able to change the way of teaching according to the needs of the students. To tell the truth, this is the right approach and the teacher should be flexible. However, it is not possible to underestimate the importance of drawing up a lesson plan for both teachers and students. A lesson plan is important and gives benefits to teachers. What are the benefits of a lesson plan? First, the lesson plan makes teaching easier. Secondly, the teacher feels more organized during learning. Third, it is easier and faster for teachers to achieve success and achieve goals if a plan is made. Finally, the lesson plan allows you to monitor the daily work of the teacher. As a result, the teacher improves pedagogical skills. A lesson plan helps teachers effectively allocate their time, effort, and resources, and also gives teachers an idea of what to teach and what to learn in each lesson. This plan also gives teachers many ways to make the learning process interesting and relevant. The benefits that the lesson plan gives the teacher are obvious, but when drawing up the lesson plan the teacher should first think about the students. It is important to remember that a teacher works for the learners and the progress of the student is the main goal of the teaching. That’s why it is also important to understand that the best-scheduled lesson is ineffective if there are no interesting materials, along with valuable class management methods. A teacher should understand the interests of students, their mentality, culture, ages and of course the level of using language. The teacher should prepare such material for study so that it would be interesting for each student in the group. Only then will the lesson plan be as effective as possible. There is a lot of research on how to design and conduct lessons, and about class management priorities. Consistency is paramount when implementing a class management plan. One of the teaching methods is called Engage, Study, Activate (ESA), which was put forward by Jeremy Harmer. Despite the fact that the sequence of steps of the method may vary depending on the type of ESA method, nevertheless, the teacher must understand that the steps of training should strictly follow each other for more effective mastering of information. For example, if a teacher plans to conduct the ESA lesson, then the lesson should always begin with the engage stage. This will help the teacher to interest the students and set them up to study the material. Before a teacher makes a lesson plan, needs to know important information, such as the number of students, the level of knowledge of the language, the interests of the students, the experience and knowledge of the students, as well as learning preferences. It is necessary to identify materials that will allow for more efficient training. For convenience, the teacher can keep records of materials and resources available to the teacher, such as audio and video materials, literature, technology, manipulation, local guest speakers, etc. Also, the teacher must identify and prepare the necessary equipment: white/blackboard, marker, handouts, and demo materials. It needs to understand that it is necessary for the lesson plan to register all the data so that the teacher is ready and not distracted by unnecessary details and devotes his full attention to teaching. Considering all of the above, one can say that the importance of the lesson plan cannot be overestimated. Preparation of the plan helps not only the teacher but also the students to achieve their goals and have progressed in learning the language. And for the teacher, this is also a way of monitoring the students and improving teacher’s skills. The lesson plan is an integral part of the learning. It plays as a guide for teachers and helps to make teaching more effective and interesting.