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Date Posted: 15:00:29 06/18/03 Wed
Author: Helio Paulino
Subject: Task (7)seven

Task 7

Analyze the a lesson plan with Ryan's text in mind

Ryan’s text states that feedback is not given enough.
Feedback is an important process in keeping students
motivated. It can be as elaborate as a quiz or a test,
or as simple as positive reinforcement when they say
something correctly.
The lesson plan allows for different types of feedback,
as defined in Ryan’s text. There is interaction with
students within the group and from other groups; and
there is the publication of the final work. Perhaps
there should be more time allotted for feedback from the
teacher.
The classed planed was not “loosely bundled” but neat
and tight, which made the goal of the students clear.
This is a point to which Ryan’s text called attention,
the necessity setting clear goals on a class-by-class
basis.
In his text Ryan states the need for consistency in
style and the utilization of routine in the planning of
the class. Although this may appear inconsistent with
the Communicative Approach, it really isn’t, or, at
least, it doesn’t have to be. The style is important
because different people learn in a different way. We
may have learned the language in a way which is
incompatible with our goal in teaching. The use of a
routine can help us overcome some of our drawbacks, some
in attitude, such as forgetting to praise student’s
performance or in the use of the language itself, such
as not using the ‘Indirect Question’ or ‘Reporting
Structure’ when talking to students.
The lesson plan we studied followed a framework
(routine, if you will). The topic and the use of the
language were clearly stated, there was time allocated
for each phase of the task at hand and the learners
could see a concrete result (in the case studies, the
publication of a paper to be handed out or some how
distributed at the school library).
It’s not clear in the lesson plan, how the cultural
background of the students was dealt with. But the next
pointing Ryan’s text is closely related to our own
cultural way of dealing with people. The relationship
between teacher-student is often a unique one in Brazil.
In our country there’s an informality in dealing with
people which permeates our lives, often including
professional lives. In teaching this could be a valuable
tool in motivating learners, if used wisely, but it can
create problems if abused.

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