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Janet Person
TLE 2
University of Southern California
EDUC 540B: Practicum in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Languages
May 20, 2015
Dr. Serena Gould

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Classroom Setting and Background

Teacher: Janet Person

Host Teacher: Monica Mauro
Lesson Title: Could I make an appointment, please!
Topic: Midterm review
Learner Level: Level 2
Age: 17-24,
Location: American English College, Monterey Park, California.
Number of Students: 6
Date: May 11, 2015
Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Theoretical Basis
The foundation behind this lesson plan is fashioned according to the social cognitive
theory, a theoretical perspective in which learning by observing others is the focus of study.
Social cognitive theory is grounded by several basic assumptions: model; goal directed behavior;
and self-regulation, which are some of the key components of this lesson plan. Teacher will
explain activity of role-playing and assist in the memorization of the scenario. Students will also
be asked produce a scenario on their own at the end of lesson to test their knowledge. This lesson
plan also adopts the constructivist view that learners are active creators of their own knowledge,
as opposed to having students process and reprocess given information without being able to
personalize the outcome. It is important for both teachers and students to collaborate in order to

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build new ideas and knowledge and insure a greater understanding of the concepts, as well as a
more comprehensible end product. Also, the use of scaffolding techniques, in which assistance is
given and than gradually removed, will be implemented by the teacher within this lesson plan
(Ormrod, 2010).
Learning Outcome
Bytheendofthislessonstudentswillbeabletomemorize(storyboard)andtalk
about/roleplaymakinganappointmentandapply,using(to/for),forcollege.
Lesson Activities
Warmer:(classactivity)(10)
(Reviewofpg48)
T:SaystoclassLastweekwelistenedtoaconversationbetweenMinhandMartina,doyou
remember?WhowasMinh?WhowasMartina?WhatdidMinhwant?Didhegetit?
T:writesontheboardtwolistheads:Makingappointmentsandpoliterequests.
T:Iwantyoutothinkofsomeexpressionsweusewhilemakinganappointmentandapolite
request.
T:writescorrectresponsesontheboard.
Presentation:(groupsof3orpairshare)(20)
T:readsinstructionsandwritesquestionontheboard.WhydoesRubenwanttotalktoProfessor
Walker?
Ss:readthroughtheconversationwithoutfillingintheblanks.readonly(2)Afterstudents
review.
T:checksforanswerstoquestion.Desiredresponse:Hewantstoaskforarecommendation.
Ss:studentsareaskedtolookatthelastsquare.
T:doyouthinksheisgoingtowritearecommendationletter?
Ss:inpairs.Studentsdiscussanswers,oncetheyagreeonyes,theyfillintheblanks.
T:showsenlargedstoryboardonTVscreenwithanswers
T:explainsthatattheendofpracticetheywillbesayingtheentireconversationinpairsin
frontofclass.Thepairthatcompletestheconversationwithoutmistakesorselfcorrects
immediately,wins.

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Practice:(pairs)(20)
T:readsstoryboardconversationwithstudentsrepeating.(specialattentiontoreductionslike:Id
liketomake(tuhmake)andwouldyoumind(wouldja)
T:makesgridofsixsquaresontheboard(sameasstoryboard)drawstwospeechbubblesin
each.
Ss:willpracticeuntiltheythinktheycansaythewholeconversationfrommemory,usingcues
fromtheboard/screen.

Production:(20)
Ss:inpairs,Sswillsayconversationinfrontofclass.Assoonasonepersonfromtheteamsays
thewrongthingordoesntcorrectitimmediately,theysitdownandanotherpairtakestheir
place.Eachpairtakesaturnandthefirsttogetallthewaythrough,winstheround.
Feedback:(StsT)(5)
Studentswilldiscussthemeritoftheassignmentandwhethertheyfoundittoodifficultortoo
easy.
Assessment
Formative assessment of this lesson plan is to broaden the classs conversational skills.
Moreover, the collaborative nature of the lesson plan prompts students to act in a cooperative
way in order to build their speaking and listening skills while working together. The teacher as
well as the students will be able to test their understanding of the objective through the students
ability to memorize and role play a given scenario during the final exercise.
Extension Activities
This is a is a midterm review and is a culmination of six units. Students will also use this
product to study in future class lessons.
Differentiation
By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to expand their vocabulary using polite
questions:wouldyou,couldyou,canI,couldI, when making appointments. This accommodates
for those students who learn through role playing activity.

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References
Brown,D.&Abeywickrama,P.(2010).LanguageAssessmentPrinciplesandClassroom
Practice.(2ndedition).PearsonLongman,NY.
Ormrod, J. E, (2010) Chapter 10, from Educational Psychology: Developing Learners
(7th ed.). Pearson. Pgs. 323-352.