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lesson plan; teaching plan; course plan
A written plan outlining what will be taught in a class or course — the sequence of topics, teaching methods, learning objectives, and materials to be used. Prepared by teachers for a single lesson, a unit, or a whole semester, and often submitted to supervisors or shared with students.
授業計画を立てる。
To draw up a lesson plan.
先生は毎週授業計画を提出する。
The teacher submits a lesson plan every week.
生徒の理解度に合わせて授業計画を柔軟に変更している。
I flexibly adjust the lesson plan to match the students' level of understanding.
Compound of 授業 ('class; lesson') and 計画 ('plan'). A practical, everyday word used in primary, secondary, and higher education to refer to the teacher's written plan for what to cover in class. Can refer to a single lesson's plan or to a broader course-level plan.
USAGE:
- Used throughout education — from elementary-school teacher training to university pedagogy courses.
- At universities, overlaps heavily with シラバス ('syllabus'), though 授業計画 is the native-Japanese equivalent that appears on official forms.
- Typical verbs: 立てる ('to draw up'), 作る ('to make'), 提出する ('to submit'), 変更する ('to change'), 見直す ('to review').
- Often discussed together with 学習指導要領 ('national curriculum guidelines') as the macro framework that lesson plans align with.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 授業計画を立てる: to draw up a lesson plan
- 授業計画を作成する: to create a lesson plan
- 授業計画を提出する: to submit a lesson plan
- 授業計画に沿って: in line with the lesson plan
- 年間授業計画: annual lesson plan
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 指導案: teaching plan — more specific term for a detailed, single-lesson plan used in teacher training and school inspections; includes minute-by-minute steps.
- シラバス: syllabus — standard at universities; covers course-level goals, evaluation, and weekly topics.
- 学習指導要領: national curriculum guidelines — the government-issued framework all school lesson plans must follow.
- カリキュラム: curriculum — the overall program of study across multiple courses, broader than a single 授業計画.
- 教案: lesson plan — older / more traditional term, largely synonymous with 指導案 but less common in modern use.