Learning Outcomes

Trainees will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of
references resources for different
types of situation
2. Make recommendations on tried
and useful reference resources
Evaluation/ Evidence

Matching task

Trainees match reference resources with

the aims of their lesson plan, what they
want to study or problems they want to
solve
 Lesson Planning
In group of 5 .discuss the following :

Why is the teacher’s book

not always sufficient to
plan lessons?
Suggest Answers
why is the teacher’s book not always
sufficient resource for planning lesson?

May not be sufficient information on structures or

vocabulary
May not contain enough skills practice material
May be weighted heavily in favour of certain skills
May not cater to mixed levels
May not have much variety of interaction pattern
May have a limited range of tasks which become a little
monotonous over time
Text may be too short / long
Topics may be inappropriate for age/interests of class
May be culturally inappropriate
May not recycle material
Teachers may need to inform themselves on grammar items
The coursebook methodology may not be appropriate for
particular groups of learners
Even where the teacher’s book is good, alternative sources
provide variety and can be motivating

http://www.fredriley.org.uk/call/langsite/tefl.html
Collocation Match
Collocation Match
bilingual dictionary coursebook unit

monolingual dictionary learner dictionary

Learning centre phonemic chart

vocabulary builder overhead transparency

grammar activities internet links

Teacher’s book grammar reference

reference materials teaching resources

authentic material head word

audio script dictionary entry

Grammar
books
Teaching
Methodology
Monolingu
al
Dictionary
Bilingual Dictionary
EncyclopediaMaking use of
Encyclopedia
Websites
Article
s
 Photo
Dictionary
 Native
Speakers
Workshe
ets
Magazines
Newspapers
What would you use when?
My Favourites
 Learning Plan
 Brainstorm for resources that trainees know
of or have used

 Work in groups of 3, give each group a task

of given topics e.g. public holiday, weather,
sports, news, local products, etc.

 Let each group make a draft plan and find

out what resources they are going to use

 Report to the class

 Note After reporting, trainees will have

various ideas from different groups
Make a draft plan and find out what
resources you are going to use in the
following topics:
Time : 2 hours

Anticipated problems:

Trainees have difficulty in accessing the resources

Language proficiency of the trainees
Difficulty in finding resources
Supplementary Materials :

Lists of reference resources

Lists of different uses, aims or problems