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Designing Communicative Lessons

This page is designed as a reference to help students build solid communicative lessons. Here you will find information on the typical characteristics of communicative lessons, the characteristics of different activity types, and the appropriate ways to sequence activities. Soon we will add sample lessons actually designed by our students as models for you to use.

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Some Characteristics of Communicative Lessons

Authentic Lessons

The Hourglass Approach Explained

Language Presentation and Highlighting

Activity Types: Controlled, Semi-Controlled, and Communicative

Communicative Approach Activities Checklist

Communicative Approach Bibliography


LESSON PLAN BLUEPRINTS (copyright, S. B. Lucas, 1997)

General Blueprint Format

Grammar Structure Lesson Plan

Language Functions Lesson Plan

Reading Lesson Plan

Writing Lesson Plan

Listening Lesson Plan

SAMPLE LESSONS

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Language and Foreign Studies
American University
Washington, DC 20016-8045