Watch the clip. Scott Thornbury is talking about PPP. Please add your comments below. What do you think about the method? It is one we use on the CELTA course, essentially because of convenience and time restrictions.
PPP is still a good teaching guideline. It is true that if classes are not planned well the Presentation stage becomes the main focus at the sacrifice of Practice and Produce. Teaching methods are always changing according to learners needs and/or Institutional requirements. A balanced approach with PPP is still beneficial for learners and trainee teachers because chunk sized information is manageable initially. Then after Practice it becomes old hat. Rashida
This is really interesting Rashida. What do you mean 'after practice, it becomes old hat'? I'm intrigued. I agree with your point that sometimes teachers can spend too long on the presentation stage of the lesson and, as a result, there are insufficient opportunities for practice. What do the rest of you think? Can you see any other drawbacks of using PPP?
After a series of lessons put together in the same format of PPP and delivered in the PPP, then it becomes old hat. (predictable) The learners and Teachers who are astute at recognising patterns/repetition will pick up on this and become ??? I look forward to your answer. (smile)
PPP is still a good teaching guideline. It is true that if classes are not planned well the Presentation stage becomes the main focus at the sacrifice of Practice and Produce.
ReplyDeleteTeaching methods are always changing according to learners needs and/or Institutional requirements. A balanced approach with PPP is still beneficial for learners and trainee teachers because chunk sized information is manageable initially. Then after Practice it becomes old hat. Rashida
This is really interesting Rashida. What do you mean 'after practice, it becomes old hat'? I'm intrigued. I agree with your point that sometimes teachers can spend too long on the presentation stage of the lesson and, as a result, there are insufficient opportunities for practice. What do the rest of you think? Can you see any other drawbacks of using PPP?
ReplyDeleteAfter a series of lessons put together in the same format of PPP and delivered in the PPP, then it becomes old hat. (predictable) The learners and Teachers who are astute at recognising patterns/repetition will pick up on this and become ??? I look forward to your answer. (smile)
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