English Lesson Plan Research Articles

Analysis of Higher Order Thinking Skills in English Lesson Plans

Sejalan dengan perkembangan pendidikan abad 21 yang saat ini menekankan pada berpikir kritis, analisis masalah, pemecahan masalah, pengambilan keputusan, dan penciptaan sesuatu yang baru. Hal ini menuntut guru untuk menggunakan paradigma baru dalam merancang RPP yang menunjukkan Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Pelaksanaannya tidak berjalan sesuai rencana. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi isi RPP terkait indikator Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS). Desain penelitian kualitatif dengan studi dokumen digunakan untuk menganalisis data. Data diperoleh secara kualitatif dengan melakukan observasi, analisis dokumen, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) tidak tercantum dalam keseluruhan RPP tetapi hanya terdapat di beberapa bagian. Aspek terintegrasi HOTS adalah kompetensi dasar dan indikator. Hasil ini berimplikasi pada guru bahasa Inggris untuk mengembangkan penerapan Higher Order Thinking (HOTS) dalam isi RPP.

ENGLISH TEACHERS’ STRATEGIES IN ASSESSING EIGHTH GRADERS' SPEAKING SKILL

The objective of the research are to find the strategies used by teachers in assessing speaking at SMPN 9 Kota Bengkulu. This research was quantitative approach. The subjects were twelve English lesson plans who use at eighth grade. The data were collected from documentation. The results showed that lesson plans were used five strategies from fourteen strategies in assessing speaking namely Oral Presentation, News Event, Roleplay, Discussion & Conversation, and Giving Instruction/Direction. In addition, online lesson plans used two strategies from fourteen strategies and offline lesson plans used four strategies from fourteen strategies. Further, the other nine strategies are not appeared in the class such as Repetition, Directed Response, Read Aloud, Sentence/Dialogue Completion, Question and Answer, Paraphrasing, Interview, Games and Story Telling. It can be happened because the lesson plans applied the strategies based on the students’ material, need, and condition in the meeting.

The English lesson plan on the theme “English is like oxygen for young professionals”

This work presents a scenario of the introductory lessonto the four-year course «Profession-Oriented Foreign LanguageStudy (English)» which comprises a set of tasks for the first-yearstudents at the B1-B2 level at English classes. The suggestedactivities provide reading, speaking, listening and writing practicesand encourage the students of non-linguistic specialties to discussthe issue of the importance of learning English for their futureprofessional activity.

INVESTIGATING THE COMPONENTS OF OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION IN EFL CLASSROOM: A LESSON PLAN ANALYSIS

This study aimed to investigate the implementation of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) to teach English in a vocational school. This study is qualitative with document analysis. The data were taken from four-session English lesson plans from a vocational school, observation, interview, and library research. The results showed the crucial impact of OBE to ensure the learning outcome, especially in a vocational school. OBE is expected to answer the education challenge in the 21st century to provide students with the required skills and competency. The area of analysis covers three areas: objectives, teaching materials, and assessment. It is recommended that teachers construct concrete materials and action in the viewpoint that the English skills taught can be used in the students' lives in the upcoming time in their future job related to the expertise in accounting. Finally, this study has important implications for accomplishing the framework for the practice and methods of goal setting, classroom activities, and assessment and evaluation of student's performance based on the OBE framework.

The analysis of assessment instruments in English teacher lesson plans at junior high school in Singaraja Bali

Education and Culture Ministry Regulation 81A Year 2013 has demanded teachers to use authentic assessment as a method of assessing students’ competences which is applied in English teachers’ lesson plans. This research aims to describe types of assessment instruments used in lesson plans, the relevancy between the assessments and indicators in the lesson plans, and the authenticity of assessment instruments used by English teachers as demanded by Curriculum 2013. The data were collected through document analysis of 20 English teachers' lesson plans from 4 Junior High Schools in Singaraja, Bali. The research model from Miles and Huberman (1984) was adopted in data analysis process. The instruments were derived and modified from principles of authentic assessment in Education and Culture Ministry Regulation 81A Year 2013. As the result, it was found that performance assessments and project assessment were used as the assessment types in the implementation of authentic assessment. The assessment instruments were relevant to the indicator of learning and the skills’ aspects in assessment instruments used was authentic as demanded by Curriculum 2013.

A Development of E-Learning-Based Instructional Media for English At Medan Civil Aviation Academy

The research aims to: (1) give comprehension of the concept of E-Learning as an instructional media; (2) develop E-Learning based instructional media for English; (3) know the effectiveness of E-Learning as an instructional media to improve cadets’ skill in English. E-Learning based instructional media was developed in Learning Management System (LMS) of Medan Civil Aviation Academy consisting of applicable features to be used easily and effectively by lecturer and cadets based on Elementary English lesson plan. The research was conducted at Medan Civil Aviation Academy in the odd semester of 2019/2020 academic year. The population was 144 cadets of first year and 24 cadets were taken as the sample through cluster random sampling technique. The method used in this research was research and development method and the technique of collecting data were by test and questionnaire.The results of the research concluded that: (1) cadets conducting E-Learning based instructional media achieved higher score (70,10) than conventional method (56,67); (2) development of E-Learning based instructional media showed high effectiveness in learning process gained from valid and reliable questionnaire (r11 = 0.8205); (3) development of E-Learning based instructional media was stated in “ a very good category” in term of usability aspect.

Exploring Canadian Integration through Critical Discourse Analysis of English Language Lesson Plans for Immigrant Learners

The Canadian government implemented the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program to help immigrants integrate into Canada. However, research indicates that the LINC program fails to achieve its integrative goals. Using Fairclough’s analytical concepts of genre, discourse and style, this article closely examines a unit of LINC lesson plans to understand how they advance an understanding integration among classroom stakeholders (Canadian teachers and immigrant students). The analysis reveals that the LINC curriculum proliferates inequality between Canadians and newcomers by fostering an assimilative orientation that subjugates immigrants as problematic Others. Immigrants are expected to conform to dominant Canadian ways of being and ways using language. This article calls for a rethinking of integration by identifying possibilities for resistance that could shift immigrants’ positioning and reduce discrimination. This could occur through better recognizing bias and dominance, and through acknowledging and validating newcomers’ ways of speaking and interacting.

RELEVANCY THE COMPONENTS OF THE ENGLISH LESSON PLAN

Harmer (2007, p.156) said that “For teachers, plan gives the lesson a framework, an overall shape”. It means that lesson plan guiding teachers to convey the teaching-learning activities. Teachers’ competence in designing lesson is essential in order to plan the strategy to improve the quality of teaching learning activity. Relevancy of lesson plans to the regulation issued by government needed in order to gain the goals of National Education. Permendikbud No. 22 Tahun 2016 is issued by Indonesian government to regulate the <em>Standar Proses</em>. The regulation mentions components of lesson plan based on 2013 curriculum to lead teachers in designing lesson plan. A school supervisor as the researcher has a task to observe and study teacher lesson plans whether it is relevant or not. She collected the data from ten English teacher lesson plans then analyse the relevancy and interviewed teachers to confirm the findings. The result of document analysis revealed that all lesson plans mentioned every components of lesson plans which are indicators and basic competences, objectives, materials, method, media, activities, and assessment; but when it was analysed based on the principles of each component based on Permendikbud Nomor 22 Tahun 2016 the quality of each components were varies. The result of the research showed that the lesson plans made by English teacher consisted all complements completely based on 2013 curriculum but there were some components of lesson plan were not relevant. The material sources and activity (opening, core and closing activity) were relevant; almost all lesson plans mentioned well. The component with the lowest relevant were indicator and assessment. In indicator components, most of the teachers did not know how to differentiate operational verb of cognitive and psychomotor domain and in assessment component; most of lesson plans did not stated character instrument and assessing rubric for psychomotor skill (writing and speaking skill).

유아 영어 뮤지컬 수업 모형과 지도방안 사례 연구

The purpose of this study is to help teachers by presenting detailed English musical models and lesson plans through a field-oriented case, thinking that the infant English musical class is for learning presentation or performance rather than a systematic musical class based on the English teaching method in kindergarten. To this end, the study carried out in this study was as follows. First, we will examine the teaching method of infant English musical and how to use infant English musical and present the model of infant English musical class by infant English teaching method. Second, select an English musical that matches the age and level of the learner. Third, based on the class model, a script was devised according to the developed guidance and could be used for actual classes by presenting the entire class plan for the infant English musical, the weekly class plan, and the daily class plan. Suggestions relating to the content of this study include: Because teaching guides are designed for six years of age, it is difficult to apply them to all ages, so study of teaching guides of different ages is required. Second, it is difficult to obtain materials and music sources for classes, kindergarten education institutions should also study and develop specific textbooks for English education.

The English lesson plan on the theme “War conflicts: the human cost”

This work is a scenario of the English lesson dealing with the discussion of one of the greatest problems humanity currently faces and comprises a set of tasks for students at the C1 level at English classes. These assignments and suggested activities envisage speaking, listening and reading exercises, encourage students to discuss the problem of war conflicts around the world and their consequences and organize active usage and efficient acquisition of language material.

ENGLISH LESSON PLAN IMPLEMENTATION BY TEACHERS CANDIDATE IN MICRO TEACHING COURSE AT FKIP OF HKBP NOMMENSEN UNIVERSITY

English lesson plan is a set of learning plans contains essential guidance for the teacher referring to English teaching material. Successful teaching is not determined by the learners’ achievement but also teaching process, which is prepared well by the teacher. It is the proof of teaching as transferring the knowledge. Referring to this case, this research was intended to find out the extent of the English lesson plan implementation by the teacher candidates of English department students as the learner of English as a foreign language. The implementation was observed engaging 65 students who were attending a microteaching class which was one of education compulsory and requirement subject at FKIP of HKBP Nommensen University. Quantitative research design was used to find out the extent of implementation English Lesson plan of the subject. The research found the level of the implementation at 15,19% at level of high, 27,69 % of moderate, 25,00% at low, and 32,11 of poor. It indicates that the English lesson plan implementation by the teacher candidates as the sample in this research was still low.

Implementing Tolerance towards Minority Groups in an English Lesson Plan: A Proposal for People with Down Syndrome


 
 
 
 Even though tolerance towards minority groups seems a truism, students at early ages need to be educated on this issue. Minorities include categories such as race, religion, sexuality, cognitive disability, autism, physical impairment, among others. The aim of this paper is to present different English lesson plans prepared by students in which the inclusion of people with Down Syndrome is stated. Broad efforts have been made on an institutional level, but this study presents a more pointed focus. This proposal integrates the topic into the syllabus of an English class because this subject provides an invaluable opportunity to put social matters into practice. To this end, an example of an English lesson plan prepared by future English teachers is offered in which respect, tolerance, and acceptance towards people with Down Syndrome is implemented. Results show that values flow naturally while teaching a subject and that creativity is an asset in this work.
 
 
 

The English lesson plan “corruption around the world and its impact on society”

The English lesson plan “corruption around the world and its impact on society”

An Analysis of Pre-Service Teachers’ Lesson Plan

Lesson plan is one of the pivotal parts in learning process since it provides the instructions in the classroom. This study deals with the investigation of the aspects of pre-service teachers’ lesson plans based on 2013 Curriculum. It used descriptive qualitative research. As many as ten lesson plans by five pre-service teachers were analysed using document analysis based on theory of Brown (2001) namely goals, objectives, materials and equipment, procedures and evaluation to collect data. The result shows that they are good in creating goals, material and equipment and procedure, but they should improve their ability in creating objectives and evaluation. In short, they are able to design English lesson plans based on its characteristics of 2013 curriculum

The English lesson plan “Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction”

This work is a scenario of the English lesson dealing with the discussion of one of the greatest problems humanity currently faces. It comprises a series of activities designed for university students learning English at C1 level. The suggested tasks and exercises are aimed at developing students’ speaking, listening and reading skills. These activities encourage learners to discuss the problem of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as help them efficiently acquire and actively use the necessary language material.

The Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Domain on English Lesson Plan in School Based Curriculum

This research is focus to analyze teachers in implementing three domains that is cognitive, affective, and psychomotor that suggested by Bloom. Then problems that feced by teachers in implementing these three domian in teaching and learning process. this is qualitative research in case study approach. Data of this research were get from observation and interview three teachers whose teach English subject in Senior High School 5 Padang West Sumatra Indonesia. Base on data that researcher have got, researcher found that: first teachers are not well prepare lesson plan. This is seen in cognitive domain (36.6%) then affective (27.6%) and psychomotor (35.7%). In general from percentage above, result of education still not maximal. Second, there are three problems that faced by teachers in teaching and learning proces, they are: (i) limit of time implementing three domain, (ii) ability of each students in english subject and (iii) limitation of teachers in understanding in implementing this currriculum because of lack training.

Can Thai Students Survive without English Teachers? a Case Study of Primary School Students in Thailand

Particular interests in English language teaching practices have been given much attention recently. This study attempts to examine whether trained English majors can help teach English to students in a primary school where there is short of English teachers. Two English instructors, twenty English majors and ninety-four students participated in the study. Theoretical and practical training sessions were organized for twenty English majors before they start teaching the students. English lesson plans were designed relative to four major content areas found in the standardized national English test include vocabulary, reading, conversation, and public signs were used as a guideline for both training and teaching sessions. Pre and post-tests were administered to primary school students before and after the teaching intervention accordingly. Data collected through participant observations were also used to support data collected from the interviews and tests. Results show that our trained English majors could help improve the students’ English language proficiency in spite the unavailability of qualified English teachers at their school. Findings offer some insights on possible alternatives to teaching English to primary school students who face similar problems.

Integrating self-regulated learning and discovery learning into English lesson plan

The notion of learner-centeredness has been embedded in the National Curriculum of Indonesia, 2013 Curriculum. However, most of the teachers seem to be hardly acquainted with the concept of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) and discovery learning in the lesson planning. Considering the phenomenon, this study intends to explore the concept of Self-Regulated Learning in the lesson plan of English subject for a tenth-grade level by employing a qualitative design with data obtained from a teacher-made lesson plan and a semi-structured interview. The researcher used content analysis to analyze the lesson plan. Meanwhile, the qualitative data from interview result were preceded through a coding sheet and transcribed modified figure. The findings revealed an integration of SRL cyclical phase and discovery learning in the teacher-made lesson plan. Based on the discussion, the results need to be applied in a considerably large context, in order to see thoroughly dynamic integration between Self-Regulated Learning model, lesson planning and the concept of learner autonomy.

LESSON PLAN DEVELOPMENT BASED ON CHARACTER FOR THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

This study was a Research and Development study (R&D) used Sugiyono’s model which aimed at (1) analyzing the design of the existing English lesson plans in SMK Triatma Jaya Singaraja, (2) identifying the problems faced by the English teacher in designing good English lesson plans (3) determining the good design of Character Based English Lesson Plans in SMK Triatma Jaya Singaraja (4) determining the quality of the Character Based Lesson Plans developed. The data of the present study were analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. This result showed that the existing lesson plans did not clearly state the values of nation character and the assessment and it was not explicitly stated on the learning activity. The learning activity seemed monotone. There seemed to be materials repetition. The materials must be suitable with the students’ department. The lesson plans developed were designed based on technical guideline of lesson plan development proposed by Board Directors of Senior High School Development (2010) with character assessment as an addition. The lesson plans were developed in form of integrated lesson plan. The lesson plans developed were effective and the quality is excellent.

The problem and improvement of the elementary school pre-service teachers’ English lesson plan

The problem and improvement of the elementary school pre-service teachers’ English lesson plan