Utilizing lesson plan in ESL classroom at primary level: a study on primary level Bangla medium school in Bangladesh

Abstract

Lesson plan is a model about how a teacher will conduct their class on given time including necessary components. From various researches it has been found that lesson plan is a useful tool for teaching. In terms of ESL classrooms having a lesson plan is very significant .This research aims to find out primary school teachers perspective on utilizing lesson plan to enhance ESL learners L2 skill. The researcher tried to find out these following questions: 1.Does lesson plans have any significance to make L2 learning effective?2. Can a lesson plan be used to fulfill different language need?3. Does lesson plan include special activity for students with low proficiency? By observing existing literature, it has been found that little research has still been done on the role of LP in Bangla medium from Bangladeshi context . Therefore, this study aims at conducting research to fill these research gap .From the research it has found that lesson plan has e great significance on enhancing ESL skills as it contains essential components for a successful learning such as including class activity that are made to improve L2 skills. It also helps to fulfill the language need by addressing language learning skills. However, there has been less focus class activity especially for students with low proficiency.