Context
Curriculum
Aims and Needs
The Role of the Language Teacher
Creative Teaching
Lesson Content:
- I can place current trends and practice in a wider context:
Topic “Food”: The human demand for food and water is used to establish the notion of man’s ‘environmental footprint’ which raises far-reaching ethical and political questions about access to resources.
- I can use metaphor and analogy to make connections:
The English teacher uses a metaphor of a dog’s body to illustrate structure in story writing. In this, the dog’s head represents the seeing start of a story, its torso the strong middle and its wagging tail the powerful last sentence.
Teaching Styles:
- I can switch between styles and varying pace:
Pupils join in with the paralinguistic gestures and repetitive actions of a story in English.
- I have confidence and ability to inspire:
When the pupils respond: ‘He is himself, ‘Her personality shines through,’ ‘We were allowed to see his mistakes,’
- I can make students feel valued:
The teacher gives regular clear feedback: ‘I can hear some really interesting parts of your story.’
The Learning Experience:
- I can engage students on an affective and emotional level:
- I can challenge students to engage and reflect:
