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/uploads/blog-pic1.jpg)ESL-Library recently
received a request from one of our subscribers
to explain what the concepts m acro and m icro
lesson planning meant. To be honest, it was the
rst time Id come across these terms. After a bit
of research, I realized both methods of lesson
planning were indeed familiar to me because Id
put them into practice many times during my
teaching career. Lets look at macro and micro
lesson planning in more detail.

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1. M ACRO LESSON PLAN N IN G

The term m acro comes from Greek makros


meaning long, large. For teachers, m acro
lesson planning means coming up with the
curriculum for the semester/ month/year/ etc.
Not all teachers feel they are responsible for this
as many schools have set curriculums and/ or
textbooks determined by the academic
coordinator. However, even in these cases,
teachers may be called upon to devise a
curriculum for a new class, modify an older
curriculum, or map out themes to match the
target lessons within the curriculum.
At my old school, for instance, I had the chance
to develop the curriculum for a TOEIC
Intermediate and a TOEFL Advanced class when
they were rst introduced at our school. Ive also
modied older curricula (or curriculums, if you
preferboth are acceptable) for various levels
because of students changing needs. And
nally, my old school kindly granted the teachers
one day a month of paid prep time/ new student
intake, where wed decide on the themes that
wed be using for our class to ensure there
wasnt too much overlap with other classes. We
did have a set curriculum in terms of grammar
points, but themes and supplementary materials
were up to us. Doing a bit of planning before the
semester started ensured that we stayed
organized and kept the students interest
throughout the semester.
Another benet of macro lesson planning is that
teachers can share the overall goals of the
course with their students on the rst day, and
they can reiterate those goals as the semester
progresses. Students often lose sight of the big

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picture and get discouraged with their English


level, and having clear goals that they see
themselves reaching helps prevent this.
2. M ICRO LESSON PLAN N IN G

The term m icro comes from the Greek mikros


meaning small, little. In the ELT industry, m icro
lesson planning refers to planning one specic
lesson based on one target (e.g., the simple
past). It involves choosing a topic or grammar
point and building a full lesson to complement it.
A typical lesson plan involves a warm-up activity,
which introduces the topic or elicits the
grammar naturally, followed by an
explanation/ lesson of the point to be covered.
Next, teachers devise a few activities that allow
students to practice the target point, preferably
through a mix of skills (speaking, listening,
reading, writing). Finally, teachers should plan a
brief wrap-up activity that brings the lesson to a
close. This could be as simple as planning to ask
students to share their answers from the nal
activity as a class.
Some benets of micro lesson planning include
classes that runs smoothly and students who
dont get bored. Lesson planning ensures that
youll be prepared for every class and that youll
have a variety of activities on hand for whatever
situation may arise (well, the majority of
situationsIm sure weve all had those classes
where an activity we thought would rock ends
up as an epic fail).
For more information on micro lesson planning,
check out How to Make a Lesson Plan
(http:/ /www.esl-library.com/blog/2012/ 12/13
/ how-to-make-a-lesson-plan/ ), a blog post I

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wrote last year, where I emphasized the


importance of planning fun, interesting llers so
that students stay engaged. I also provided links
in that post to many examples of activities you
can use for warm-ups, main activities, llers,
homework, etc. There is also a good template for
a typical lesson plan at .docstoc
(http:/ /www.docstoc.com/ docs/8488927/MICROLESSON-PLAN).
Can anyone think of other benets of macro or
micro lesson planning? Does anyone have a
di erent denition of these terms? Let us know
below.
Happy planning!
Tanya

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Andr eas Weh ler says:


Apr 17, 2014 at 6:48 am
Hello Tanya.
Ive found your blog via Google, with key words
micro lesson.
Building, maintaining and proving hard skills for
Software Development
is the area of my interest. It astonishes me that
there is a lessons library
for English teachers they may take from. This is a
dedicated knowledge data base

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which goes in the direction of a training


framework I consider to build for
elecronic engineers.
So, yes, Im o topic here, but very happy to read
your blog.
Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Best regards, have fun and success
Andreas.
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Tan ya Tr u sler (h t t p:/ / edit in gt oat .com ) says:
Apr 17, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Thanks for your comment, Andreas! It was
interesting to hear from someone outside
of the ELT eld. All the best to you, too!
Reply (/2013/ 04/ 03/macro-and-micro-lesson-planning
/?replytocom=14969# respond)

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