Flashcards on Planning EFL Didactic Units

Planning EFL Didactic Units: A Teacher's Comprehensive Guide

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What are the different levels of curricular specification in curriculum planning?

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

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Curriculum planning

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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

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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.

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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.

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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