ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Here are some good textbook sources for additional reading on lesson planning in second-language teaching:

"Planning Lessons," Chapter 11 in A Practical Handbook of Language Teaching by David Cross (New York: Prentice-Hall International, 1992).

"Planning Lessons and Units" by Katherine B. Purgason, pp. 419-431 in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (2nd ed.) edited by Marianne Celce-Murcia (New York: Newbury House, 1991).

"General Guidelines and Lesson Planning," Chapter 12 in Developing Second-Language Skills: Theory and Practice (3rd ed.) by Kenneth Chastain (San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1988).

Here are some LDS Church publications with sections on lesson planning (in general) that you might find helpful also:

"Unit C: Preparing Lessons" in Teaching: No Greater Call (Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978).

"Lessons 1, 2, & 4" in Teacher Development Basic Course: Course Director Materials (Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1971, rev. 1973).

Please contact us about any questions or comments you may have concerning anything presented in this module (or about any aspect of teaching ESL) by calling our toll-free number.

1-800-BYU-TESL

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Happy Planning!