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Effective Lesson Plan Writing Workshop

Dr. Wong Ruth's workshop emphasized the importance of setting clear lesson objectives as a foundational step in lesson planning, which guides the selection of teaching strategies and materials. The workshop also challenged the traditional approach of teaching grammar by advocating for a 'show, don’t tell' method, encouraging students to discover language rules through observation and comparison. This approach aims to foster deeper understanding and retention of language features among students.

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Effective Lesson Plan Writing Workshop

Dr. Wong Ruth's workshop emphasized the importance of setting clear lesson objectives as a foundational step in lesson planning, which guides the selection of teaching strategies and materials. The workshop also challenged the traditional approach of teaching grammar by advocating for a 'show, don’t tell' method, encouraging students to discover language rules through observation and comparison. This approach aims to foster deeper understanding and retention of language features among students.

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Topic 5: Workshop on lesson plan writing

In Dr. Wong Ruth’s workshop, I not only have a review on what I have learnt about
lesson planning but also gain more knowledge about how to design a lesson. After the
workshop, I realize that it is important to think what students are expected to learn and
what strategies I can use to help them to learn, when designing a lesson.

Lesson Objectives
One of the best ways to start lesson planning is to set up the objectives for a lesson,
which is about what students are expected to learn by the end of the lesson. Before the
workshop, I thought lesson objectives were only a minor part of a lesson plan, as they
usually do not occupy much content in a lesson plan. However, from the workshop, I
learn that they play a vital role. Without clear lesson objectives, there may be no guide
for lesson planning or clues. By having clear lesson objectives in minds, teachers can
then decide which strategy to use in a lesson and what materials they need for the
lesson. Thus, it is suggested to begin with having clear objectives first before moving
on a more detailed design for a lesson plan.

Show, Don’t Tell


How to teach grammar or any other language objectives used to be a myth for me.
Although telling students the target language rules or grammatical patterns seem to be
effective, this strategy usually leads to a shallow learning and may not help students
to perceive the reasons why the language is used in such a way. To prompt a deeper
understanding of the target language features, I learn that teachers can try to show the
features first and then let students to observe the patterns or rules by themselves
through comparison or summarizing patterns. By following this ‘show and observe’
process, teachers can enhance students’ understanding of the target language.

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