Team Teaching Lesson Plan
Subjects / EnglishElectrical/Electronic Engineering
Teachers / Igor Petrovčič (Electrical/Electronic Engineering)
Amresh Torul (English – foreign teacher)
Class / G3a
Topic / The Transistor
Load Line
No. of lessons / 2
Lesson focus:
Disciplinary literacy and digital competence development using technology (Moodle)
Team teaching type / Traditional, supportive and complementary
Teaching design and methods / Frontal, individual work, work in pairs
Conversation, explanation, demonstration, translating, writing, solving problems
Teaching aids andtools / Teachers
- computer, internet, projector, speakers, teacher hand-outs
Students
- student hand-out, writing materials, Moodle (e-classroom)
Prior required knowledge
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
•Semiconductors
•Diodes
•Transistors
ENGLISH
•Experience with technical content (video and articles)
•Electricity basics (terminology)
Goals (1st lesson) / Learning outcomes (1st lesson)
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
- raising students’ awareness on the history of transistors and its impact on technology
- consolidating understanding of transistor theory
- developing listening skills through technical content
- practising reading and understanding using technical articles
- developing technical vocabulary related to transistors
Students are able to:
- explain the technical reasons behind the invention and the rise of transistors
- explain how a transistor works
- name and define the operating regions of a bipolar transistor
Students are able to:
- complete a listening task based on a video about the history of the transistor
- solve true/false questions based on a technical article on transistors
- translate key words related to transistors from Slovene to English and vice-versa
Goals (2nd lesson) / Learning outcomes (2nd lesson)
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
- consolidating theory behind load line and deriving the load line equation
- reviewing Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws
- raising awareness of students on how mathematical standards can differ in different language contexts
- revising Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws by reading their definitions and translating them into Slovene
- introducing key words related to the load line equation for a transistor switch and its derivation
- developing student’s abilities to solve Electronics problems with English instructions
Students are able to:
- derive the load line equation
- explain Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws
Students are able to:
- differentiate between the Slovene and English mathematical conventions and standards for the topic in question
- read and understand the English definitions of Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws
- recognise and explain the key words connected to load line
- solve Electronics problems with English instructions
Lesson 1 - activities
Activity / time / Igor Petrovčič / Amresh Torul / StudentsIntroduction and listening
(20m) / Pre-teach key vocabulary and concepts from video
Monitor students
Comment on technical points / Introduce key words in English and then give instructions for the listening task
Operate computer (play video)
Get feedback from students / Follow explanation and instructions
Complete task 1
Read answers
Reading comprehension
(15m) / Circulate the class and help students
Explain theories related to the questions, where necessary / Give instructions to read the article and solve the true/false questions
Get feedback from students / Read text and solve true/false questions
Read answers and listen to explanations
Vocabulary
(10m) / Review the key words in Slovene with the students and then ask them to translate them into English / Circulate the class and help students / Translate key words
Lesson 2 - activities
Activity / time / Igor Petrovčič / Amresh Torul / StudentsIntroduction and load line equation
(20m) / Using an example circuit and mathematical concepts, derive the equation for load line. Help students translate their understanding of the Physics laws involved. / Help students label the circuit using standards and conventions used by native speakers of English. Guide students to explaining Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws in English. Review mathematical key words in English and ask students to complete the table for task 1. / Interact with teachers and write down key words. Read laws and translate.
Comments
Students think in Slovene and respond in English, and vice-versa. They communicate in English,about their technical subject (Electronics), using the appropriate vocabulary. They learn new key words in English.
Exercises – hand-out
(10m) / Circulate the class and help students. / Ask students to complete the rest of the hand-out. Circulate the class and help students. / Complete exercises.
Comments
Students read in English, process the information, then solve the Electronics problems.
Exercises – Moodle
(15m) / Ask students to complete the Moodle exercises. Circulate the class and help students. / Circulate the class and help students. / Complete exercises.
Comments
Students read in English, process the information, then solve the Electronics problems.
Evaluation
Students had no problems recalling key information from the video about the invention of the transistor. While they were familiar with the theoretical part, a great deal of the English vocabulary was completely new to them. Once the new words were introduced and explained, the students were able to complete the vocabulary tasks.
The comprehension text was also manageable for most students. They were able to translate what they were reading for the Electronics teacher.
The second lesson got the students even more engaged and they relished the challenge of solving problems using English instructions only. Several new key words connected to Mathematics were also introduced.
The exercises in Moodle were also very successful. By the time this lesson was conducted, they were already used to working on the platform. Moodle proved once again that students can be better monitored and can also work independently, at their own pace, whenever possible.