EDU 651 Unit 8 Assignment WORD

8/17/2019 EDU 651 Unit 8 Assignment WORD

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The Market

Speaking Lesson Plan

Elisabeth Clapp

Post University

Running head: SPEAK!" AT T#E MARKET


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Introduction

Se&ondary English Language Learners 'ELLs( at "reenoak nternational S&hool in Port

#ar&ourt) !igeria are a&&o*panied by the s&hool Pur&haser and tea&her to the Mile $ Market in

+iobu) an open air *arket spread over ,our a&res -ith a tin roo, and hal, -alls surrounding the

entire area) ,or a lesson in speaking. There is a lot o, a&tivity o&&urring in the *arket. /resh

produ&e and *eat &ontinually arrive throughout the day. The general publi& shop at the *arket

in vast nu*bers) as -ell as the s&hool and several large hotels -hi&h visit the *arket al*ost

daily to pur&hase large 0uantities o, ,ood ite*s. The students are e1pe&ted to lo&ate)2haggle2 or

negotiate pri&es) and pur&hase gro&eries ,or the s&hool ,ro* a list they have been provided using

their English language speaking skills.

Connection

A&&ording to Krashen '$34%( 5language a&0uisition develops slo-ly) and speaking skills

e*erge signi,i&antly later than listening skills2 'p. 6(. /or the purpose o, this lesson) listening

and speaking are taught using separate strategies -ith parti&ular attention paid to key &on&epts

and vo&abulary re*aining in the &onte1t o, the *arket. Course Cra,ters '%7$$( state that

5tea&hing a&ade*i& language outside o, the &onte1t o, a parti&ular &ontent area -ill not be

e,,e&tive2 'p) 87(. The on9going lesson is designed to provide the students -ith a*ple spa&e and

ti*e to build &on,iden&e in their listening and speaking skills) be,ore visiting the *arket.

Listening

an&e '%7$;( states listening to a spoken se&ond language varies ,ro* the language

presented in the &lassroo*. The students -ill hear several indigenous varieties o, English)


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'%7$8( des&ribe the so&io9a,,e&tive strategy as a -ay listeners &an -ork together and veri,y -hat

they have heard.


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instru&tion o&&urs to assist the students -ith organi>ing their notebooks and re&ording

in,or*ation about ea&h ite* on The Perishables Sto&k List.

Lesson Plan

Goals and Objectives

D The goal o, the lesson is ,or students to engage in a&tual &onversations about a topi& ,a*iliar

to the* -ith native English speakers in a real li,e situation. The skills re0uired o, the

students are speaking) listening) -riting and si*ple *aths &al&ulations.

D bBe&tive $: To re*ove students ,ro* the &lassroo* setting and pla&e the* in a situation

-here they *ust &o**uni&ate in their L% English -ith native English speakers -ho are

volunteering to be patient and ans-er 0uestions as the student a&ts as the pur&haser ,or the

s&hool.

D bBe&tive %: Students *ust re0uest the lo&ation o, every ite* on the list ,or retrieval and ask

t-o 0uestions about ea&h ite* to deter*ine 0uality. Students re&ord all the in,or*ation in

the notebook.

D bBe&tive @: There -ill be &onversations about &ost and *oney. The student *ust &o*pute

the -eights and *easure*ents ,or the pri&e o, ea&h ite* in English. These e1penses are also

to be -ritten do-n so at the ti*e o, 5&he&k out2 the total is kno-n to the student.

D bBe&tive 8: Students need to negotiate a better pri&e -hen pro*pted by the s&hool?s

Pur&haser) -hi&h re0uires speaking) understanding and listening.

Materials Used

D A large $ passenger van

D 6@3)377 !igerian !aira or @6$.@3 US +ollar

D !otebook and pen


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D Pur&haser and Tea&her

D Perishables Sto&k List

Length of Tie

T-o hours ,ro* @:@7 p* to ;:77 p* round trip a,ter the dis*issal o, s&hool.

Grouping of Students

"rouping &onsists o, t-o to three) key stage 'US grades $$ and $%( high

inter*ediateF lo- advan&ed students) three days a -eek -orking together. n a *onth or ,our

-eeks ti*e) all students in a t-enty student &lassroo* -ill have the opportunity to parti&ipate in

the trip portion o, the *arketing lesson. The lesson is a guided and supervised ho*e-ork

assign*ent. Progress is *easured by observing subse0uent *arketing trips the ,ollo-ing *onth.

!ssential "uestions

Can the student e,,e&tively &o**uni&ate in English) -hile in an a&tive setting su&h as the

real li,e MarketG

Strategies

D The so&io9a,,e&tive strategy ' and Mart) %7$8(

D ndire&t Language Tea&hing Approa&h 'an&e) %7$(

D +ire&t Approa&h 'an&e) %7$(

D A&&ountable Talk 'Colo*bo) %7$%(

D Pre9Tea&hing Key Con&epts and o&abulary 'Course Cra,ters) %7$$(

Instruction


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Hhile in the &lassroo*) instru&tion begins to prepare students ,or the *arket and tea&h

the* ho- to organi>e their notebooks be,ore the tripI identi,ying key &on&epts and vo&abulary

and providing pro*pts to assist students -hen asking and ans-ering 0uestions regarding the

Perishables Sto&k List and the &ost o, the ite*s.


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#ssessent

The assess*ent has ,our parts.

D The ,irst point o, the assess*ent is to assess i, the students have prepared their notebooks

be,ore the trip based on the shopping list they re&eived and the &lassroo* instru&tion.

D Se&ond) are tea&her observations o, the students &onversing) asking 0uestions) and

negotiating pri&es.

D The third point o, evaluation isI has the student kept a good -ritten re&ord o, the pur&hases

and lo&ation in the *arket o, the ite*sG Along -ith this) is the Math &o*plete and &orre&tG

D The ,inal point o, evaluation is) 5+oes the tea&her observe gro-th and i*prove*ent *onth

to *onth as the student repeats the e1er&iseG2


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Conclusion

The Speaking at the Market lesson &annot be taught at the s&hool due to issues regarding

the sa,ety o, the students. #o-ever) various trips to Europe) the United States and Canada o&&ur

throughout the s&hool year. Hith *odi,i&ations) the lesson &an be used in other settings or the

strategies in&orporated into &lassroo* instru&tion.

Resour&es

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