The Anatomy of Giving Instructions & ICQs

All You Need to Know to design effective instructions

(An A-to-Z Guide to designing effective instructions)

“Giving instructions” means what, why, and how a teacher asks her students to do a task or activity!

Many teachers take giving instructions for granted!

Giving instructions is one of the most significant areas in classroom management and effective teaching.

By giving planned and effective instructions teachers will be able to save their class time, ensure that students have comprehended what they need to achieve in the classroom, and facilitate learning!

Giving instructions is one of the most practical ways in reducing TTT!

Many teachers do not know the stages of giving effective instructions

By KISSing instructions, teachers can eliminate confusion in their students

What will you gain?

In this 55-minute lesson, Arin Fallah, an ELT consultant and trainer, will help you get acquainted with and master the features and stages of effective instructions both in face-to-face and online classes.
By the end of this video, you will have a better understanding of the significance of instructions, and the effective stages of giving them. You will also be observing 2 real demonstrations of both bad and good instructions in action and besides getting acquainted with the characteristics of each one, you will be able to identify the stages in giving effective instructions. Next, you will learn how to design ICQs (Instruction-checking Questions). Finally, you will practice giving some effective instructions.

Why is this package named “The Anatomy of” Giving Instructions and ICQs?

The anatomy of something is defined as a detailed examination of a subject. Most packages and webinars in the area of giving instructions have barely touched the issue from a practical point of view.
We believe that the issue needs to go more in depth and teachers’ awareness and skills have to be improved in this regard. Only then teachers can manage to run excellent classes, attract more students to their classes and help students internalize and learn the lessons effectively.

Table of Contents

CHARACTERISTICS

The characteristics of good and bad instructions

IMPORTANCE

The importance of giving instructions

CONCEPTS

The key concepts in giving instructions

COMPONENTS

The components of giving effective instructions

ICQs

ICQs and the ways to design them

STAGES

The stages of giving effective instructions

MANY PRACTICAL TIPS

And many practical tips, activities and techniques to run effective lessons…

SUGGESTED

Some suggested ICQs for certain types of activities