HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

FACULTY OF ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES
Module: Teaching Science in English to Very Young Learners

This module is assessed by an assignment to be completed individually for the student’s

final grade. The requirements for the assignment are as follows:
1. Content:
Each student has to:
 choose a science topic (maximum 2 students choose the same topic)
 write a lesson plan to teach a 30-minute lesson
The lesson plan includes all supplementary documents such as handouts, flashcards, the
video’s links, etc.
Submission checklist:
(1) A 30-minute lesson plan (see Appendix 1)
(2) All the materials used during the lesson (if any)
(3) The lesson extracted from an English book to teach science to very young
learners
2. Deadline: All the submissions (both the soft and hard copies where applicable) need to
be sent to the class monitor, and then to the head office of the Faculty of English by the
deadline written on ‘Lịch thi’
A soft copy: By 5 P.M on 30/12/2019 to the link
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1xiSQNVykoiU7hHQa_-uY-efldeBXwSTq
A hard copy: By 10 A.M on 31/12 to the Administration Office (Mrs. Thanh Huyen).
3. Format:
a. Page 1: Cover page (See Appendix 1)
b. Page 2: The lesson extracted from an English book (if any)
c. From page 3: Your lesson plan (See Appendix 2)
 d. Length: the lesson plan should be no more than 1000 words; the length for
supplementary materials is unlimited.
e. The assignment is printed on A4 paper with recommended fonts (size):
Times new Roman (13); Space: 1.5; Text: Justified.

LIST OF SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR YOUR FINAL ASSIGNMENT

1. Animals that fly or do not fly
2. Animals: born or hatched?
3. Animal’s coverings
4. People can use products provided by animals
5. Life cycle of a butterfly
6. Exploring fish
7. Tree skin – Bark
8. Parts of our body
9. Our heart
10. We need healthy teeth
11. Snow
12. Ways to measure time
13. Parts of a computer
14. Different ways of making light
15. Properties of soap and water
16. Different voices (explore different sounds you can make with your voice)
17. Talking through tubes (explore changes in sound)
18. Making music (explore sounds through music and instruments)
19. Weights and Balances
20. Sponges and water
21. How can heat change things
22. Frog’s life
23. Five senses
24. Rainbow
25. Reptiles
26. The egg or chicken comes first
27. Volcano
28. Fruit plants
29. Healthy and unhealthy food
30. Reduce, recycle, reuse
Appendix 1

Hanoi National University of Education

Faculty of English

ASSIGNMENT ON

TEACHING SCIENCE IN ENGLISH

TO VERY YOUNG LEARNERS

INSTRUCTOR: Ms. DOAN THUY LINH, MA.

STUDENT:

CLASS:

ACADEMIC YEAR: …….

Hanoi – …. /20…
Appendix 2

LESSON PLAN
Teacher: .................................................................................................................................
Learners: Grade:.......................... School: .............................................................................

1. Objective(s) of the lesson

2. Students’ Previous knowledge
3. Teaching aids and materials
4. Anticipated problems and solutions
5. Procedure/steps of the lesson
Stage Time Teacher’s activities Students’ work arrangement

6. Reflection: (Why did you choose these steps and activities? How are they related to
what we have learnt?)
Appendix 3: RUBRICS
Need to Very
improve Acceptable Good good
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Application of a model 1 2 3 4
Lesson objectives 1 2 3 4
Lesson sequencing 1 2 3 4
Lesson pace 1 2 3 4
A variety of teaching activities 1 2 3 4
A variety of interaction patterns 1 2 3 4
A variety of teaching aids 1 2 3 4
Time allotment 1 2 3 4
Suitable teaching methods 1 2 3 4
Clear and direct instructions 1 2 3 4

Total:….. /40 = ….. /10