TEFL TERM END ASSIGNMENT
Q1.
It is important to evaluate the success and effectiveness of the courses and this
can be achieved through the process of feedback to teachers, students as well as
the parents. Evaluation of educational development can provide this feedback.
Apart from this, it is really important to transfer assessment models across
different disciplines of education.
The Kirkpatrick’s model is a four model framework which provides detailed
guidelines to evaluate the success and effectiveness of the course:
Level 1: Reaction
This is the basic level of Kirkpatrick’s Model of training evaluation which
allows the teacher to understand ‘how the lessons/courses were received by the
students’. Whether the students are satisfied with the class? Whether the class is
happy with the education or the education pattern that they are following? By
answering such type of questions, the teacher can evaluate and decide about
whether to follow the same technique in the future or to make some changes to
make the course more effective and engaging for the students.
Feedback form:
https://forms.gle/3PALeUCZxaTuQjsA6
Level 2: Learning
Under this level, psychotic measures such as interest tests or aptitude tests can
be used to evaluate learning outcomes and it is quite important to evaluate a
student’s learning before and after the class. It could focus on any one or all of
the skills (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking and Grammar).
The teacher can provide the following interest test to the students to assess their
interests before commencing with the course. This test will aid the instructors to
assess the learning of the course.
Level 3: Behaviour
This level focuses on how and to what extent the students apply their learning.
Behaviour change evaluation is more difficult to quantify and interpret than
reaction and learning evaluation. To analyse the change, it is necessary to
observe it throughout time. Behavioural assessment can be carried out in
various ways, out of which the teacher can ask the students to perform a skit or
an extempore at the end of the lesson or course.
Activity: The teacher can show them a video or an animated short film like
“PIP” and then she/he can divide the class into pairs and ask the students to
write some dialogues based on what they saw and understood as well as the
teacher can ask them to perform a skit or episode on the same.
The video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07d2dXHYb94
Level 4: Results
This level talks about how a student’s improved knowledge and performance
influences his/ her surroundings. It depends upon the capability to use English
in life situations.
To evaluate it the teacher can hold a debate competition in the class to assess
whether the students provide their opinions accurately and hold on to the
discussion well or not.
Some debate topics:
Animal testing should be banned.
School uniforms should be required
Online courses good or bad
Level 5: Return on investments
This level gives the trainer records about the economic effect schooling
programs at the organization & also deals with the economic effect of
schooling.
The stages and the activities you have included are fine and would help the trainer in
getting an idea about the effectiveness of the course and then the trainer can make changes
accordingly.
Q2. LESSON PLAN
Name of the Your favorite festival
Topic:
Age: 12-14 years
Level: Intermediate
No. of students: 20 students
Language Hindi
spoken by
students
Duration: 90 minutes
Objective: At the end of the lesson students will be able to:
Develop their speaking ,reading, listening and writing skills
Learn about different festivals
Learn correct vocabulary, phrases and sentences
Do a grammar activity with 80% accuracy
Enabling objectives:
Warmer-feel comfortable and energized
Context setting - respond to the questions based on visual aid
and predict the topic.
Listening- watch and listen a video and answer the questions
in the worksheet.
Speaking- speak the dialogue and model a role play activity.
Reading- completion of worksheet by answering the questions
Writing- describe and write a paragraph about the favourite
festival.
Grammar and vocabulary – identify the adjectives and
complete the grammar exercise.
Warmer: Teacher greets the students and models the warmer, she does one
{5 minutes} demo, and the students follow. The warmer used here is a game
named “I SPY ANYTHING”. The teacher starts by saying, “I see
Good warmer.
something …” and describe the color, shape, and location of an
object in the room. The student, who guesses, then chooses another
object to describe and the class guesses again.
{For example:
The teacher starts the game by saying, I see a white circle near the
window which has two hands. What is it?
The student starts guessing and with every wrong answer, the teacher
nods a “no” by shaking her head from left to right and for the correct
answer the teacher shows a “thumbs up “sign.
Student 1 guesses – it is a plant, student 2 guesses - trash can,
student 3 guesses – clock. The teacher gives a “thumbs up” to
student 3 for guessing the correct word and guides him/her with how
to proceed with the game.
Now, student 3 starts by saying, I see many brown rectangles on the
second shelf. What is it?
Student 1 guesses - it is the brown ruler, student 2 guesses– are they
books?
The teacher shows student 2 a “thumbs up” and asks him/her to
continue with the game.
In this manner, the game continues till the time each student gets a
chance to ask the riddle.}
Context setting: After the warmer, teacher introduces a You Tube video and elicits
{10 minutes} answers from the students through the method of questioning.
[Ex: what did you see? The students answer: Santa Claus, trees,
Good one.
gifts, people, globe, socks, etc.
How many bags of money were there? The students answer: six,
three, two, etc.
Is SANTA CLAUS wearing blue colour clothes or red colour
clothes? The students answer: they all shout RED.
What the baby was doing? The students answer: eating, reading,
playing.
The teacher introduces the topic “YOUR FAVOURITE FESTIVAL
“.
{Link for the you tube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiQqYq3R3ac}
Listening: The teacher plays a YouTube video whose link is given as follows:
{10 minutes} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc84J8_20vk
Then the teacher will hand out worksheet and give students 2 minutes to
through it. Then the teacher will play the video again with the subtitles. At
the end students will have 5-7 minutes to complete the worksheet. This
activity will help the students to improve their listening comprehension.
Worksheet:
LISTENING EXERCISE
Q1. DID YOU SEE A CHRISTMAS TREE?
a) YES
b) NO
Q2. WHAT WERE THEY EATING?
a) CAKE
b) JALEBIS
c) COOKIES
Q3.DOES CHRISTMAS SPIRIT EXIST?
a) YES
b) NO
Q4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.
a) JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, ________ ALL THE WAY.
b) WE WISH YOU MERRY ____________ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Answers:
1. YES
2. CAKE
3. NO
4.
a) JINGLE
b) CHRISTMAS
Speaking: Now, for the speaking exercise the teacher writes a dialogue on the
{15 minutes} board:
A- What is your favourite festival?
B- It is Diwali .What is yours?
A- I like Holi.
B- How do you celebrate it?
A- I celebrate it with my family. You?
B- I celebrate the festival with my friends and family.
.
Teacher models the 6 lines twice.
T/T line A and B [2 times]
T/S line A and B [2 times]
Teacher conducts a role play activity where the students are divided
in pairs and they have to prepare a dialogue using the vocabulary
introduced to them. The students can refer to the dialogue the
teacher modeled.
The topic for role play “two friends are discussing about their
favourite festival”.
{ sample dialogue:
C- What is your favourite festival?
D- It is Diwali .What is yours?
C- I like Holi.
D- How do you celebrate it?
C- I celebrate it with my family. You?
D- I celebrate the festival with my friends and family.
C- When is Holi celebrated?
D – In the month of march. Diwali?
C – In the month of September.
Preparation time:5-7 minutes
Once all the students get turn to speak, each one has to come
forward and write the name of their favourite destination on the
board.
{ For example :
Student1: Christmas
Student2: Diwali
Student3: Holi }
Reading: The teacher conducts a reading exercise by giving out a worksheet on
{10 minutes} the topic ‘Holi’. She/he gives them about 10-15 minutes to attempt the
worksheet. Then she/he discusses the answers with the students.
Worksheet:
Holi
India is a country of festivals where all festivals are celebrated with
great joy and gaiety. Among these countless festivals, my favorite
festival is Holi which is also known as the festival of colors. This
festival is celebrated every year on the full moon of Phalgun
[march] and it usually falls in the month of March. It is a two-day
festival.
Holi is a major festival of Hindus. It is a festival of fun and
entertainment. All Hindus celebrate it with great enthusiasm and
warmth. This festival generates a feeling of love and brotherhood
among the people. Holi is slightly different from all other festivals.
Its message is full of fun.
Holi festival is liked by the children the most and on the day of Holi,
the children wake up in the morning and start playing Holi with their
relatives and friends, and on the day of Holi, women cook delicious
dishes. Holi is a festival of happiness and happiness for all.
Questions:
1. Holi is the festival of __________.
2. First day of Holi is called _____________.
3. Holi is the major __________ of Hindus.
Solutions:
1. Holi is the festival of _colors_.
2. First day of Holi is called _Holika__.
3. Holi is the major __festival__ of Hindus.
Writing: The teacher asks the students to write a short essay on ‘What is your
{20 minutes} favorite festival? How do you celebrate it?’ [ 250 words]
Sample:
My favourite festival is “Deepawali”. Deepawali, the festival of
lights, is one of the most widely celebrated festivals of Hindus. It is
celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout India and in some
other parts of the world. It marks the victory of Lord Rama over
Ravena and the homecoming of Lord Rama after an exile of 14
years. As a matter of fact, this festival is the symbol of victory of the
forces of virtue over evil.
On the day of Diwali, we invite their near and dear ones. On this
day, sweets are made and distributed among friends and relatives.
People indulge in fun and frolic on the day of Diwali. We light
candles, lamps, and diyas in our homes. All the streets, shops,
markets are decorated with lights. We all worship Lord Ganesha
and Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity and good
fortune. So that goddess Lakshmi comes to our house and provide
our family good fortune, wealth, and prosperity.
We all buy new clothes and wear on the day of this auspicious
festival. We all buy firecrackers to burn in the night and enjoy with
the family... We all distribute sweets and Diwali gifts to each other...
We also make rangolis on the day of Diwali at the entrance of our
houses and decorate our houses and shops in the best possible
ways.
[This activity can also be assigned as homework if the teacher does not
have enough time in the class.]
Vocabulary:
{5 minutes}
The teacher introduces the vocabulary related to the topic favourite
festival”.
Grammar: The teacher introduces the topic of “ PROPER NOUNS” by using
{15 minutes} flash cards .
PROPER NOUNS :
A “proper noun” is a noun that identifies a single entity and is used
to refer to that entity.
Ex. London, Sarah, Microsoft.
Flash cards :
After the introducing the proper noun to the students , the teacher
gives out the worksheet based on the grammar exercise . The time
alloted for the worksheetis 15 minutes .
WORKSHEET
Q1. Colour the stars with proper nouns.
The activities you have designed for each language skill are good and
would work for the intermediate level students. The grammar activity and
DIYAS LOHRI BOWL
the follow up homework is also fine.
SWEETS DIWALI TREE
Q3.
English learners who have an opportunity to live in an English-speaking
environment while studying are fortunate and have a huge advantage over the
ones who have contact with theHOLI
language only at anIPAD
institute twice or thrice a
X-MAS
week. Even if they have daily exposure, those English speakers get to use the
language within the classroom only and it is really important to have an
efficient classroom environment for effective learning.
In order to facilitate ESL/EFL classes efficiently there are many different
language learning methods in like, Grammar Translation, Natural Method,
Audio-Lingual Method, Communicative Language Teaching, etc. The most
suitable learning methods are audio-lingual method and communicative
language teaching.
1. Communicative Language Teaching:
Communicative Language Teaching is an approach which suggests that the
language learning will take place when the students have enough exposure to
the language and they have an opportunity to use it. It focuses on learning
through interactive activities such as role play, games etc. that helps learners to
facilitate learning in an engaging way. It helps the learner to learn authentic
conversation that can help them in day to day life.
Example:
E- What is your favourite destination to visit?
F- I like Paris.
E- When are you planning to visit?
F- I will be visiting Paris, next weekend.
E- How will you get there?
F- I will go there by plane.
2. Audio-Lingual Method:
This method also helps in the improvement of listening and speaking skills as
the ESL learners have trouble with listening and speaking skills. It prepares the
learners for real life situations where they can have well-formed conversations.
Audios are used to increase the listening comprehension.
The lingual method makes it easy to learn English, especially in remembering
the words / sentences. There are several techniques that can be done to
implement this method, such as memorization techniques, construct words,
equip, frequently asked questions, and so on. It focuses on repetitive drills
where the learners are conditioned into using the language correctly.
Example:
a. Learning through repetition, here the students need to repeat the teacher’s
model as quickly and accurately possible.
Teacher- I will eat an apple.
Student- I will eat an apple.
b. Audios clips can be used for listening practice and help the learner’s to
absorb the context of the situation.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r9pWWYjBFw
Apart from language learning methods, a good instructor or teacher is really
important for effective language learning. Some of the attributes that a teacher
should have are:
Adaptability and well organized :
An ESL teacher should be considerate of learner’s interest and goals and adapt
their teachings and lesson plans accordingly as well as should be well organized
for proper and steady teaching flow.
Patience and sensitivity :
Teachers should be patient because teaching a foreign language can be very
challenging at times.
A teacher encounters students from different cultures. It is important for him/her
to be sensitive towards them so that they can facilitate healthy learning
environment.
The two methods and the skills you have mentioned are good and would
work in an ESL setting
GRADE – A+
