TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
- Course
- ELTE516 - TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
- Department
- English Language Teaching - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course focuses on the unique needs of young English language learners. Some topics include adapting teaching techniques to suit young learners, bearing in mind their cognitive development, attention span, and learning styles, including the importance of the affective domain. Critical issues and challenges in teaching English to young learners will be presented and discussed. Topics such as immersion teaching in English and CLIL are taught and significant research outcomes are presented. Language development in young learners is one of the most important topics. Building on this, teaching grammar, storytelling, picture books, drama, technology and intercultural understanding are exemplified and possible materials to use to present these topics are shown. The module is completed with various ways of assessment and portfolio that can be used as assessment and evaluation techniques with children.
TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | The Advantages and Disadvantages of English as a Foreign Language |
| Week 3 | Academic Article Reading Workshop |
| Week 4 | English in Pre-primary: The Challenges of Getting it Right |
| Week 5 | Immersion Teaching in English with Young Learners |
| Week 6 | Short presentations |
| Week 7 | Reading week |
| Week 8 | Short presentations |
| Week 9 | CLIL Scenarios with Young Learners |
| Week 10 | Task-based learning with Children |
| Week 11 | Developing Intercultural Understanding in Primary Schools |
| Week 12 | Assessment and Portfolios |
| Week 13 | Exam |
| Week 14 | Project Presentation |
| Week 15 | Project Presentation |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Bland, J. (2015). Teaching English to Young Learners: Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 Year Olds. London: Bloomsbury.
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