English as a Second Language (ESL) lessons are programs designed to teach Non-native English speakers to enable them to study various language skills.
Adults and students of school age who are learning English might benefit from taking ESL programs to improve their reading, writing, and listening skills as well as their conversational and culturally competent speaking abilities.
ESL lessons can also be created for professionals who require specialized English abilities or for college students who must pass English language tests to pursue additional education.
So, do you plan on being an ESL teacher? Read on to understand the basic elements needed for a successful ESL lesson plan.
Elements of an ESL Lesson Plan
- Your Objectives
The first step in planning and development is establishing a defined objective. It’s the lesson objective—the thing (or objectives) you want your pupils to understand and retain.
Your planning process will be guided by a defined purpose.
Although the objective can be stated in various ways, it is easiest to utilize the same template for most classes to maintain organization.
For instance, you might begin your lesson plan with the words “Students will be able to…” and end it with the day’s goal(s).
As a general guideline, if an activity doesn’t make you feel good, don’t do it.
- A Defined Lesson Plan Structure
Many things in life may be done “on the fly,” but an ESL lesson shouldn’t be one of them.
You can manage the classroom much better if you have a lesson plan and a structure.
Even while your framework doesn’t have to be the same every day, it helps if the students know your expectations before entering the room.
- Clarity of Lesson
The objectives must be followed when developing teaching points.
Learning the lesson points is just the first step in understanding a language.
For the learner to feel at ease and secure using the principles and following abilities in real-life scenarios, they must be practiced and put into practice.
Success depends on making a strong connection between the instructional material and real-world situations. Role-playing, in my experience, is an amazing way to accomplish this.
Use imaginative role-playing to give pupils the impression that they are practicing skills for a circumstance, rather than just memorizing lines in a classroom, to keep them from getting bored.
- Teaching Materials
Props, sticky balls, different colored paper, and whiteboard markers are all important tools that shouldn’t be undervalued.
Students are kept interested by visuals and tactile materials, which also provide them with memory cues they may connect to the ideas they are learning.
For instance, a new term that you practiced with animations is simpler to remember than a jumble of letters on the board.
Overwhelming children with creative chaos or objects bearing new labels might impede learning. Find a working balance, but keep everything in moderation.
- Learning Environment
Your goal is to have your students look forward to class.
Be encouraging, take note of specifics and learning preferences, and establish connections with each of your students (if you have a manageable class size).
Create a learning environment where students actively participate in the planned activities at all times.
- A Better Ending
Always strive to have your pupils leave class smiling rather than with a bad taste in their mouths and a confused mind.
