2008-09 AM Teaching for Communicative Competence

• Lecturer: Wolfgang Gehring
• Language tutor: Lindsay
• Time: Thursdays, 10-12am
• Venue: A6 0-001

November 13, 2008

• Elicit theoretical fields for the evaluation of lesson plans

• Analyze the "opinion" lesson plan (in Stud-ip under "Dateien" 06.11.) by applying the collected

criteria from week four.

1. authenticity of speech acts
2. authenticity of language use
3. authenticity of activities
4. contextualization of the lesson
5. appropriateness of language use
6. communicative level of activities for weaker/stronger learners
7. opportunities for free language use and hypothesis testing
8. variety of forms of interaction
9. cooperative forms and communication
10. proportion of learner-centredness/teacher-centredness
11. proportion of closed, half-closed, and open activities
12. sociolingustic references in the lesson plan

• Please outline alternatives

1. Introduction (contextualization)
2. Development/Practise (Erarbeitung)
3. Application/Production (Anwendung/Transfer)
4. Follow-up activities