Jorge Ramos A.
Language IX
Crystal Hickerson
8th May, 2009.
Helping Teachers in the Learning Process
Woodward, Tessa. “Planning Lessons and Courses”. Designing sequences of work for the language classroom. UK: Ed.Cambridge University Press, 2001.1-108.
A vivid analysis of teachers’ work oriented to how to improve their performances using practical steps and advices, it is what the author proposes in this book. Defining a planning, a good or a bad lesson is a reflexive exercise to help teachers in the process of learning, where there are many difficulties, problems and experiences they have to face. Knowing students is fundamental according to Woodward, who believes that teachers need to be committed not only in contents but also on students as central elements to plan classes. As a common mistake, the amount of time that teachers spend doing classes appears as another point to solve in the process. How long is the lesson? It reveals a regular problem for teachers when they are trying to teach content deeply and effectively. At the same time, this book contains advices oriented to identify what do teachers have to consider as valuable contents for students. However, this idea is absolutely relative and depends on the students’ capacities or teachers’ qualities in the real scenario. Most of the author’ s suggestions are part of an analysis which gives some logical and regular steps which does not mean that they have been used effectively by teachers, on the contrary, topics in this book are what teachers ought to follow to improve the quality of their classes and as a consequence, the quality of students’ learning process. Maybe, this book will help old and new teachers to be proactive or to be reactive if the process has been weak, because all the ideas that this book contains are practical methods to create a powerful, dynamic and effective class.
Language IX
Crystal Hickerson
8th May, 2009.
Helping Teachers in the Learning Process
Woodward, Tessa. “Planning Lessons and Courses”. Designing sequences of work for the language classroom. UK: Ed.Cambridge University Press, 2001.1-108.
A vivid analysis of teachers’ work oriented to how to improve their performances using practical steps and advices, it is what the author proposes in this book. Defining a planning, a good or a bad lesson is a reflexive exercise to help teachers in the process of learning, where there are many difficulties, problems and experiences they have to face. Knowing students is fundamental according to Woodward, who believes that teachers need to be committed not only in contents but also on students as central elements to plan classes. As a common mistake, the amount of time that teachers spend doing classes appears as another point to solve in the process. How long is the lesson? It reveals a regular problem for teachers when they are trying to teach content deeply and effectively. At the same time, this book contains advices oriented to identify what do teachers have to consider as valuable contents for students. However, this idea is absolutely relative and depends on the students’ capacities or teachers’ qualities in the real scenario. Most of the author’ s suggestions are part of an analysis which gives some logical and regular steps which does not mean that they have been used effectively by teachers, on the contrary, topics in this book are what teachers ought to follow to improve the quality of their classes and as a consequence, the quality of students’ learning process. Maybe, this book will help old and new teachers to be proactive or to be reactive if the process has been weak, because all the ideas that this book contains are practical methods to create a powerful, dynamic and effective class.
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Language IX
Crystal Hickerson
8th May, 2009.
Helping Teachers in the Learning Process
Woodward, Tessa. “Planning Lessons and Courses”. Designing sequences of work for the language classroom. UK: Ed.Cambridge University Press, 2001.1-108.
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