Information collection & exchange

 Summary 
This chapter discusses long-term goals, lesson outlines, lesson plans, and testing. 
Long-term goals should be relevant, motivating, and concrete. 
Lesson outlines include:
objectives
language skill focus
vocabulary
grammar focus
materials
activities
assignments 
Lesson plans have five steps:
review
presentation
practice
application
assignment 
Testing principles include:
test what you have taught
test course goals
test all four language skills
sequence test items
make directions clear
develop students' review practices
develop students' test-taking strategies
go over corrected tests with students
make policies on cheating clear 
 Suggestions for further reading 
Teacher Training: A Reference Manual (T 45)
The Center for International Education 
Peace Corps, Information Collection and Exchange 

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This Manual is full of practical ideas and was written with your needs in mind. The sections on instructional 
objectives and lesson planning are particularly relevant to this chapter. You will also find the sections on 
assessment of student learning and classroom teaching techniques easy to read and helpful to any 
Volunteer involved in teaching. 
Techniques in Testing (ED 108)
Harold S. Madsen 
Oxford University Press, 1983 
Designed to improve skills in constructing and administering classroom tests for adult ESL students. 
Provides specific explanations, descriptions, examples, and precautions for preparing tests. Part I 
emphasizes vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, and Part II covers tests of reading, writing, speaking, 
and listening. Appendix lists tests used worldwide, such as TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).