LESSON 1: PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

TOPIC: PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING ENGLISH

LANGUAGE
LESSON INFORMATION:
1. Lesson focus: Psychological Principles of Teaching English
2. Lesson duration: One period (50 minutes).
3. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Understand basic psychological principles related to teaching English
languages.
- Know how to apply the principles into teaching practice.
- Make lesson plan which follows and shows the principles.
4. Teaching aids:
- Handouts, Powerpoint, chalk.
5. Procedure

Time
10

Name of
activities
Start-off

Steps

Purpose

Home work and attendance checking

- T checks Ss home work in their workbook.
- T gives Ss attendance checking cards with
her/his sign in the card; students keep it, write
their names and submit to the T at the end of the
class.

Ensure Ss do their
home
work
and
attend
the
class
regularly

Breaking The Ice

-T gives each student a small survey form about Engage Ss into the
personal information. Then, T asks Ss to go lesson actively and
around the classroom, interview at least four attentively
students to get information for the form.
Survey form: See appendix 2
-In order to help Ss understand how to carry out Help Ss to get to
the activities on their own, T calls a student to know more about
stand up and makes model with him/her.
each other while
practice speaking.
Model conversation:
T: Good morning! Whats your name
S: Hi! My name is Jane
T: How old are you?
S: I am 19 years old.
T: Where are you from?
S: I am from Vinh Phuc Province
T: What do you like?
S: I like reading books.
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Main
content

1.MOTIVATION
a.Group work:
-T divides the class into small groups of three or
four students and has them share ideas and
discuss to answer the following questions:
1.Why is motivation improtant in teaching and
learning?
2. How can teacher motivate students?
-After finishing group discussion, each group is
called to share their ideas in front of the class.
- T gives comments and feedback to their
sharing.
b. Giving theory:
- T now provides Ss with theory about the
importance of motivation in teaching English
and suggest some ways that teachers can apply

Give Ss opportunity
to share their idea,
discover the topic and
get involve actively
in the lesson.

Present the accurate

theory

to motivate their students.

2. IMMEDIATE CORRECTION AND
REINFORCEMENT
a. Whole class Q&A
- T raises some questions about immediate
correction and reinforcement for the whole class
to think and answer.
Questions:
1.What is immediate correction? Give example.
2. How important is immediate correction?
3. What is reinforcement and its importance?

Give Ss opportunity
to share their idea,
discover the topic and
get involve actively
in the lesson.

b. Theory :
- T provides the class with theory and supporting
examples.
3. FREQUENT REVIEW
a. Class discussion
-T generates the discussion by asking Ss to share
ideas about the following points:
+ Practice outside the classroom.
+ Review outside the classroom.
+How reviewing step is important.

Give Ss opportunity
to share their idea,
discover the topic and
get involve actively
in the lesson.

b. Theory :
- T provides the class with theory and supporting
examples.
-T and the whole class review the lesson Consolidate
Lesson
together.
lesson.
reviewing
- T assigns Ss with homework

the