The 6 Principles Series: Principle 3
This module will deepen your understanding of Principle 3 and strengthen your ability to apply its related practices.
Principle 3. Design high-quality lessons for language development.
Teachers plan meaningful lessons that promote language learning and help students develop learning strategies and critical thinking skills. These lessons evolve from the learning objectives.
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Practice 3a. Teachers prepare lessons with clear outcomes and convey them to their students.
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Practice 3b. Teachers provide and enhance input through varied approaches, techniques, and modalities.
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Practice 3c. Teachers engage learners in the use and practice of authentic language.
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Practice 3d. Teachers design lessons so that students engage with relevant and meaningful content.
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Practice 3e. Teachers plan differentiated instruction according to their learners' English language proficiency levels, needs, and goals.
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Practice 3f. Teachers promote the use of learning strategies and critical thinking among students.
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Practice 3g. Teaches promote self-regulated learning among their students.
After completing the Principle 3 module, you will be able to:
- Define the role of clear learning objectives in lesson design.
- Identify ways of enhancing and reinforcing input, describe methods for differentiating instruction, and explain the impact of these strategies on teaching and learning.
- List ways of engaging learners in authentic language use on relevant, meaningful topics and explain how such engagement contributes to language learning.
- Outline techniques for promoting students’ use of learning strategies, critical thinking, and self-regulated learning.