Format and presentation

Format and presentation

1. Design process

   • Data gathered from needs and environment analysis, and the principles chosen to maximise learning come together in activities that involve the learners.

2. Guidelines for deciding on a format

   • Format and presentation must take account of the environment in which the course will be used, the needs of the learners, and principles of teaching and learning.

3. Format guidelines based on environment and needs

   • Environment
     • Learners, teacher ans situation
   • Needs
     • Lacks, wants ands neccesities

4. The four strands

   • Meaning-focused input
     • Meaning-focused input involves having the opportunity to learn from listening and speaking.
   • Meaning-focused output
     • Meaning-focused output involves learning through speaking and writing.
   • Language-focused learning
     • Language-focused learning involves a deliberate focus on language features such as pronunciation, spelling, word parts, vocabulary, collocations, grammatical constructions and discourse features.
   • Fluency development
     • Fluency involves making the best use of what is already known.

5. Following a Set Format

   • The curriculum designer needs to consider environment factors. It is an advantage of having a set format for lessons.

6. Blocks and Threads

   • One way is called a “block” lesson where the lesson has a set format and is a Format and is a separate block largely complete within itself.

7. Techniques and Activities

   • These can be divided into four major types
     • 1. Experience activities try to keep as much as possible of the knowledge needed to perform the activity within the learners’ previous experience.
     • 2. Shared activities involve the learners achieving through group work 100 Format and Presentation what they could not achieve by working alone.
     • Guided activities involve the learners doing already partly completed tasks.
     • 4. In independent activities the learners work with no assistance or preparation.