Unit 16

Presentation techniques and introductory activities

The first thing in this unit is to differentiate presentation techniques and introductory activities. Presentation techniques are the ways used by the teacher to focus learners´ attention on the meaning. Introductory activities are activities used by a teacher to introduce a lesson or teaching topic. We can find some lessons of presenting a new language as the cases of PPP (Presentation, Practice and Production )and TBL (Task-based learning ) using any of these two ways to present  new language , you will have many advantages. For example PPP gives learner the opportunity to practice the language in a freely way building confidence in learner. TBL allows students to experiment and create a real communication.  The introductory stage of a lesson is the main part of the teacher class, for that is important to know the difference between Lead-in and Warmers; warmers  are used to raise students´ energy level  and Lead-I n introduce the content of  a lesson.

It is important to  start with a lead-in  if you what to let students be ready for the topic you will teach , then you can present the topic using pictures, songs or any activity that do not let students worried about what they are going to learn, also at the practice time the confidence built in class will be the most important part, pair and group activities can help at this stage to develop the language in a better way  and finally you can develop more communicative tasks that will allows students to produce the language in a freely way.

•  YouTube, (2014). TTT methodology part 1. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDoRuSDYgYM [Accessed 6 Dec. 2014].

 You can find more information here:

• Jobs.languagelink.ru, (2014). Presentation Techniques, Approaches and Introductory Activities. [online] Available at: http://jobs.languagelink.ru/tefl_clinic/teaching_knowledge/glossary/presentation_techniques_approaches_and_introductory_activities.php [Accessed 6 Dec. 2014].