CELTA Lesson Plan
CELTA Lesson Plan
Name: / Date:Lesson focus: / Level:
TP No. / No. of students: / Time:
Comments on the lesson plan:
Good points in this lesson:
You need to address:
Overall comment:
Overall, for this stage of the course, this lesson was: TO STANDARD / NOT TO STANDARD
SIGNED BY TUTOR ______SIGNED BY TRAINEE ______
Main Lesson Aim(By the end of the lesson students will be able to review, use, develop, learn, practise… in the context of………….)Subsidiary Lesson Aim(By the end of the lesson students will be able to review, use, develop, learn, practise… in the context of………….)
Personal Aims (Teaching skills YOU want to improve on in this lesson; consider feedback from your previous observed lessons)
Assumptions (What your students already know about the language, an activity, or the topic that will help them in this lesson)
Materials (Write what materials you are using, page numbers etc. Reference all your handouts here and attach a copy of each to your lesson plan)
Target Language Analysis Sheet for a Systems lesson (Grammar / Vocabulary)
Analyse the Target Language of your lesson here:
Include examples from your lesson and context / I will check students’ understanding of meaning using: / Show your analysis of form here
I will clarify and highlight the following form on the board: / Show your analysis of pron. here
I will drill the following words and highlight pronunciation:
Concept checking questions/ timelines etc. (Include these here and remember to include the expected answers from students to CCQs)
Pre-taught Language Analysis Sheet for a Receptive Skills lesson (Reading / Listening)
Analyse the Pre-taught Language of your lesson here: / I will check students’ understanding of meaning using: / I will clarify and highlight the following form on the board: / I will drill the following words and highlight pronunciation:
(show your analysis of pron. here)
Concept checking questions. (Include these here and remember to include the expected answers from students to CCQs)
Target Language Analysis Sheet for a Productive Skills lesson (Speaking / Writing)
Analyse the Target Language of your lesson here: / I will check students’ understanding of meaning using concept checking questions, timelines, pictures, etc: / I will clarify and highlight the following form on the board: / I will drill the following words and highlight pronunciation:
(show your analysis of pron. here)
Appropriacy.
Anticipated problems and solutions
Anticipated problems with meaning of target language (What could the students misuse/misunderstand?) / Solutions(What will you do to help the students?)
Anticipated problems with form of target language (What could students leave out, add, change, etc?) / Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
Anticipated problems with pronunciation of target language (Which sounds could be difficult for students to pronounce? What might they pronounce incorrectly?) / Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
Other anticipated problems (Problems with materials, learners and classroom management.) / Solutions (What will you do to help the students?)
Procedure(Please include all stages, and enough detail for the reader to understand exactly what the teacher and students do)
Stage / Aim / Focus / Time / Procedure / Observer’s Comments
Self Evaluation Name: ______TP No: ______
This document is designed to help you structure your post-observation thoughts. Please complete the sections below in as much detail as possible following your observed lesson.
Did you achieve your main aims (linguistic and skills)? How was this evident through the different stages of your lesson?What were the strengths of the lesson? Justify your comments.
What features of the lesson would you change or do differently? Why?
What are your action points for your next lesson? How will you ensure these are achieved?