Preparation and Completion of the Unknown Language Journal 1

In the Unknown Language lessons so far…

… what have you noticed?

... as a learner
... as a teacher
... as a linguist

What’s the focus for the next two lessons?

Identifying the main aim(s) of the lessons

What was/were the main aim(s) of the lesson?

Give examples of the lesson aims you identified:

  • grammatical
  • lexical
  • phonological
  • functional/skills-based

Unknown Language Journal Assessment Criteria

Appreciation of Lesson Aims & Structure with Use of Terminology

What’s the focus for the next two lessons?

Unknown Language Lesson 3 – The lesson structure

Unknown Language Journal Entry 3:
The Lesson
Reflections and Conclusions

  • how to stage a lesson effectively
  • how to gauge an appropriate learning load for a lesson
  • what to consider when organising interaction patterns
  • the effectiveness of techniques for presenting or practising language
  • what else you have discovered about teaching and learning from this experience
  • how this unknown language experience might help you in your own teaching

Unknown Language Lesson 4 – Materials Analysis and Contrastive Language Analysis

Unknown Language Journal Entry 4:
Materials Analysis and Language Analysis
Reflections and Conclusions

  • your personal experience of particular teaching strategies, materials and activities
  • your ability to make comparisons between another language and English
  • what else you have discovered about teaching and learning from this experience
  • how this unknown language experience might help you in your own teaching

Unknown Language Journal Summary

Please reflect and comment on the unknown language experience and on what has taken place across the four lessons, taking care to address the following points.

Use appropriate terminology where possible and try to develop your ideas beyond mere personal feelings. Write about 500 words.

  • the learning experience as a whole
  • your professional evaluation of this unit
  • the effectiveness or drawbacks of the teaching methodology and strategies used
  • your appreciation of the problems encountered by language learners at low levels
  • an assessment of your own capacity for learning and the speed with which material can be absorbed
  • your evaluation of the learning which took place over the four lessons
    what aspects of the experience you will take forward and apply to your own teaching

Now you have some time to either…

Now you have some time to either…

  • begin your second Unknown Language Journal Entry based on today’s lesson
  • further reflect on the Unknown Language experience so far
  • conduct independent study on the Unknown Language
  • do your Unknown Language homework from today