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lesson stages. I have already put some of these to use in my lessons and will continue to do so. By having to marry grammar points to a stage in the lesson, I have to be more creative and actually think about what I am doing – as opposed to just putting together a lesson and hoping for the best. Lastly it has made me reevaluate the goals I have for my students and the goals I have for myself. Previously I was just preparing and producing lessons on a regular basis with no definite aim. I have, since taking this class, taken into consideration the levels of my students, the personalities of the classes and the teachers I work with and come up with my own personal goals for the class. I used to just hope that whatever lesson I had would go well and that the students would participate. The lesson planning has made it easier to ensure that students participate and that the work I produce for them suits their level. Now I have long-term goals. For some of the classes I have succeeded in improving their writing skills but now I want them to learn from their submissions by correcting their own mistakes (based on the techniques suggested in unit 3). I hope eventually find individual goals for each class. Overall it is beginning to

make my teaching experience more interesting and more rewarding. It is becoming easier to plan lessons and the students are responding. This course has been really worth the time and effort.