Flashcards on Planning EFL Didactic Units
Planning EFL Didactic Units: A Teacher's Comprehensive Guide
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Curriculum planning
14 cards
Card 1
Question: What are the different levels of curricular specification in curriculum planning?
Answer: 1) National minima (LOMLOE 3/2020 and RD 157/2022). 2) Autonomous Region specification (e.g., Madrid Decree 61/2022). 3) School adaptation to its soci
Card 2
Question: What is the main aim of the Foreign Language curriculum as stated in the planning document?
Answer: To guarantee that pupils acquire communicative competence through an open and flexible curriculum.
Card 3
Question: Why is having a teaching plan important for teachers?
Answer: A teaching plan provides guidance to avoid improvisation, anticipate unexpected events, reduce stress, and ensure results by answering what, how and w
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Question: How does Amparo Escamilla define a teaching plan?
Answer: “The planning and systematization of the teaching-learning process for a specific group of students in a particular course.”
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Question: According to Jeremy Harmer, what distinguishes the best teachers in relation to planning?
Answer: The best teachers think carefully about what they will do in class and plan how they will organise teaching and learning.
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Question: What is a didactic unit in curriculum planning?
Answer: A didactic unit is a work plan that sequences and times learning and assessment activities designed to help pupils achieve objectives and key competen
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Question: How should didactic units be organised and why?
Answer: They must be connected and organised cyclically to allow reinforcement, accommodating primary pupils' short attention spans.
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Question: What elements must be included in the description of a didactic unit?
Answer: Topic relevant to learners’ interests, pupils’ previous knowledge, year, term, number of sessions, and connections with other didactic units.
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Question: What do the didactic objectives specify?
Answer: What students will be able to do at the end of the unit, based on the general objectives for the Foreign Language area.
Card 10
Question: Which competences must teachers specify for each didactic unit and why?
Answer: Key competences that students will develop to achieve personal fulfilment, become active citizens, and engage in lifelong learning; all students must