Teaching English to Young Learners: Course syllabus
TEYL Unit 1 - The pupils
- Learning and acquisition
- First language acquisition
- Learning a second (or third) language
- Young learners compared with older learners
- The pupils’ first-language skills
TEYL Unit 2 - The teacher and the classroom
- Do language teachers of young learners need special qualities?
- Do language teachers of young learners need special skills?
- The organisation of the classroom
- Management of the pupils
- The learning environment
- The use of English in the classroom
- Recycling language
- Varieties of English
TEYL Unit 3 - The teacher’s approach
- Establish a good relationship from the start
- Organise the course according to age, needs and ability
- Asking questions
- Make yourself clear
- Support the learners
- Encourage success with appropriate correction strategies
- Maintain the pupils’ enthusiasm
- Pair work and group work
- Get physical!
TEYL Unit 4 - Providing a language context
- The importance of context, meaning and purpose
- Integrating the language skills through topic-based activities
- A framework for topic-based planning
TEYL Assignment 1
TEYL Unit 5 - Teaching vocabulary and grammar
- Teaching and practising new vocabulary
- Teaching grammar
TEYL Unit 6 - Listening skills
- Steps to Effective listening
- Listening activities for the classroom
- Listening to stories
TEYL Unit 7 - Speaking skills
- Ways to encourage speaking
TEYL Unit 8 - Reading skills
- Teaching reading
- Phonics
- Look and Say
- Listening to children read
- Developing a reader’s vocabulary
- Reading fluency
- Reading cards
- Other reading materials for young learners
- Reading aloud vs reading silently
- Class readers and class library books
- Reading comprehension
- Teach the pupils to use a dictionary
TEYL Unit 9 - Writing skills
TEYL Assignment 2
TEYL Unit 10 - Preparing lesson plans
TEYL Unit 11 - A selection of enjoyable classroom activities
Summary
- A note about parents
- Sample lesson plans
TEYL Assignment 3
Feedback on tasks
- Teaching around the world
- Volunteer organisations
- Professional organisations
- Useful references
- Useful websites for materials
- Index
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