Computer Assisted Language Learning

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Dr. Serdar TEKİN

Lesson plan generated by Chat GPT

Can you prepare a student-focused 40-minute lesson plan with plenty of integrated activities for the
11th grade English lesson sports unit including objectives, unit concepts/ behavior pattern, teaching/
learning methods and techniques, and educational tools and technologies?

Course English

Class 11

Theme Sports

Topic Exploring Sports and Their Impact on Society

Objectives - Analyze and discuss the role of sports in society.

- Expand sports-related vocabulary.
- Develop critical thinking and communication skills.
- Foster teamwork and collaboration.

Unit Concepts/ Behavior - Social awareness and empathy.

Pattern - Critical thinking and analysis.
- Effective communication and collaboration.

Teaching/ Learning - Brainstorming

Methods and Techniques
- Discussion
- Group activities
- Role-play
- Reading and comprehension
- Vocabulary building
- Reflective writing

Materials - Interactive whiteboard or projector

- Online resources for reading materials
- Handouts or worksheets
- Small slips of paper for an activity
- Online collaboration tools (e.g., Google Docs or Padlet)

Warm-up (5 minutes):
- Display sports-related images on the board or projector.
- Ask students to discuss in pairs: "What sports do you enjoy
playing or watching? Why?"
- Encourage students to share their ideas with the whole
class.

Vocabulary Building (10 minutes):

- Distribute handouts with sports-related vocabulary.
- In pairs or small groups, ask students to match the words
with their definitions.
- Review the answers together as a class, clarifying any
doubts or questions.

Reading and Discussion (15 minutes):

- Provide a short article or excerpt about the influence of
 sports on society.
- Ask students to read the text individually.
- Divide the class into small groups and assign discussion
questions such as:
How does sports contribute to social bonding?
Can sports help bridge cultural divides? Give examples.
Activities What are the positive and negative aspects of the
commercialization of sports?
- Allow time for group discussions, and then have each group
share their key points with the class.

Role Play Activity (10 minutes):

- Explain that students will participate in a role play activity.
- Assign each student a role, such as a sports journalist, a
coach, a professional athlete, or a fan.
- Give students a few minutes to prepare their roles and
viewpoints.
- Have students form pairs or small groups, where they
interact and engage in a conversation or interview related to
sports and society.
- Encourage students to use the vocabulary they learned and
promote active listening and critical thinking skills.

Reflection (5 minutes):
- Ask students to write a brief reflection on the following
question: "How has this lesson changed your perception of
sports and its impact on society?"
- Provide a few minutes for students to complete their
reflections.
- If time permits, invite some students to share their
reflections with the class.

Wrap-up:
- Summarize the key points discussed during the lesson.
- Provide feedback on students' active participation and
critical thinking skills.
- Assign relevant readings or homework for the next class, if
applicable.

Comments on the lesson plan generated by Chat GPT

After chat gpt prepared the lesson plan above, I observed some of its strengths as well as its
shortcomings. If I need to start with the strengths, I should point out that I really like using chat gpt
for scheduling. It arranged everything for me without any effort. I saved an excellent amount of time
as it can be prepared in a very short time. Generally, preparing a plan with plenty of activities for each
lesson is wasting time because it is difficult to find activities. But chatgpt takes the hassle out of
finding integrated activities. Another strong feature of chat gpt is that it includes various integrated
activities in the lesson plan. I think this is very important for students' learning. Various activities
allow students to learn while having fun without getting bored. This integrated variety keeps students
motivated, supports different ways of learning and promotes active learning. This integration does not
only include four language skills, including listening, speaking, writing, reading, but also technology.
Technology provides a greater variety of materials. The use of technology benefits students with
different learning styles such as auditory, visual or tactile learners etc. Because it is student centered,
the lesson plan's activities put an emphasis on student engagement, cooperation, critical thinking, and
interaction. And because we learn best in a group as social creatures and student-oriented learning
encourages teamwork, I see the use of technology as strength in the plan. Finally, I think students feel
more self-confident as the lesson plan encourages students to express their own feelings and thoughts,
and this supports their development and also self-assessment. If I need to interpret the plan entirely,
each phase is completely separated from each other and the instructions are clearly given. If I need to
talk about its shortcomings, first of all I should point out that the lesson plan's instructions are few.
For example, although it says "Expand sports-related vocabulary." in the plan, it does not display
what sport-related vocabulary is. Or, it says ‘Provide a short article or excerpt about the influence of
sports on society.’ I would expect the lesson plan to give an example of an article but it does not give
it unless you ask separately. Maybe it might sound lazy, but isn't it a bit like using a chat gpt to
prepare a lesson plan for you anyway? Another shortcoming is timing. I think the time given to each
activity is either too little or too much. Considering that most of the time in Turkish schools is spent
explaining the activity before the activity, the given time is not enough. So, this gives an idea about
the application of the lesson plan in Turkish schools. Besides the timing, the language level of most
students is not sufficient for some activities. For example, I believe most of the students speak
Turkish among themselves instead of roleplaying in English. Sometimes they do not even try it
because they do not have enough motivation for it. Also, since the classrooms are so crowded, some
activities can cause a complete mess. Overall, although the lesson plan has deficiencies, I think it can
be used by ignoring them. Because its advantages make up for its shortcomings. But I cannot say the
same about the application in Turkish schools. Maybe it can be implemented by removing some
activities.