CALL
Web-Based Lesson Plan
LEVEL: Form 3 (Advanced –
Intermediate Level)
TIME: 1 hour, 10 minutes (Double
Period)
THEME:Social Skill-Fitting In
LANGUAGE CONTENT:
Idioms as Social Expressions
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
1) Students
have been taught on using symbolic language for the purpose of irony or symbolism.
2) Students
have been taught how to construct sentences with implicit ideas.
WEBSITES:
AIMS:
By the end of the
lesson, students should be able to:
1) Recognize
and comprehend what are idioms.
2) Use
idioms for the purpose of creating natural social expressions.
Technical requirement:
1) Minimum
of 1 computer for every two students
2) Java
script and Adobe Flash Player to use the web-based software
3) Internet
connection for all computers
4) LCD
projector for the teacher’s computer
5) Access
to the website: www.toondoo.com
Preparation
Several preparations
must be made by the teacher before the lesson could be implemented. These
preparations include:
1) Preparing
materials and notes for the students to understand what idioms are and how they
are used as part of social expressions.
2) Technical
check – to ensure that every computer has the required software as well as
proper hardware and internet connection so that the possibilities of technical
breakdown during the lesson itself are reduced.
3) Trying,
understanding, getting use to the Toondoo comic maker and make a proper and
clear instruction and guide for the students to use it efficiently.
4) Teacher
should also prepare samples that the teacher herself had done.
5) Teacher
either has to create multiple accounts for the Toondoo website or prepare a
guide for the students to register using their own e-mail. (The registration is
not that tedious, so it is not impossible to do so)
Procedure
Set
Induction (5 minutes)
1) Greet
the students and make sure at least every pair of students have one pair of
computer to work with. During greeting, idioms are used for example, “Good
morning Apples of My Eye! I hope you have had your chow down”! It’s good if
students don’t understand, so it would make a good deductive learning
condition.
Activity
1: Introduction to Idioms (15 minutes)
1) The
second step is to introduce the concept of idiom. It may be started by relating
to the idioms used in the greetings.
2) Explain
what idioms are followed by ample interesting examples. Use the WhatAre Idioms (Notes) [Appendix 1] and
also show them the list of idioms from idiomsite.com.
3) Explain
importance of idioms as part of everyday social expressions: to induce
politeness, sarcasm, cynicism, humour, sympathy and casualness.
Activity
2: Practice and Exercise (15 minutes)
1) Using
the Idioms Exercise [Appendix 2], ask
the students to work in pairs to answer the questions.
2) It
is good to ask some students to act out the situation if time allows.
Activity
3: Comic and Idioms (30 minutes)
1) Show
how idioms can be used in the form of comics. Show Idiom-Based Comic Samples [Appendix 3].
2) Guide
the students in doing their own comic-based idioms using the Idiom-Based Comic Making Guide [Appendix
4].
3) Selected students' work are discussed and shared in class and relation between idioms and social expressions are related to selected students' work. (If time permits)
3) Selected students' work are discussed and shared in class and relation between idioms and social expressions are related to selected students' work. (If time permits)
Conclusion
(5 minutes)
1) Emphasize
the meaning, significance and usage of idioms once more, and ask them to try to
use them in social conversations. Use verbal exercise for this activity.
2) Conclude
the lesson and dismiss the class.
Follow-Up Activity
1) Students are instructed to post their Idiom-Based Comic on their Facebook page or blog and ask them to comment on their friends’ work as well.
1) Students are instructed to post their Idiom-Based Comic on their Facebook page or blog and ask them to comment on their friends’ work as well.
List of Appendices:
1) Appendix
1: What Are Idioms (Notes)
3) Appendix
3: Idiom-Based Comic Samples
4) Appendix 4 : Idiom-Based Comic Making Guide
References
Create Toon. (2012, May 11). Retrieved May 11,
2012, from ToonDoo.com: http://www.toondoo.com/createToon.do
Idiom Site. (2012, May 12). Retrieved May 12,
2012, from idiomsite.com: http://www.idiomsite.com/
What Are Idioms? (2012, April 7). Retrieved May 10,
2012, from Santa Barbara City College:
http://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/files/wl/downloads/UnderstandingIdioms.pdf
