1
e Importance of Planning
Lesson planning is at the heart of being an effective teacher. It is a creative process that
allows us to synthesize our understanding of second language acquisition and
language teaching pedagogy with our knowledge of our learners, the curriculum, and
the teaching context. It is a time when we envision the learning we want to occur and
analyze how all the pieces of the learning experience should t together to make that
vision a classroom reality.