Unit 23: Consulting Reference Resources to Help in Lesson Preparation

     Teachers need to have materials and things for planning a class, but is important to know where to get reliable information that will help to develop a good class using good reference materials. We have to know that a class needs reference materials related to the language we are teaching which are course books, dictionaries, are etc.., stuff related to the language we will teach. There are also, supplementary materials and maybe this has taken more relevance nowadays because we have access to websites related to teaching; there are some other references if we consult to our colleagues to ask for some useful materials. Therefore, a good teacher should develop the ability to compare and contrast reference resources deciding which is the best to apply into the class. Another important fact that we have to take into account is to predict our students’ questions because there could be confusion because L1 is interfering. There are so many good and reliable websites where we can find materials and resources for teachers.

I will leave a useful link above that will help teachers to plan a better lesson using good reference resources:

http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/