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Teaching Young Learners COURSE DESCRIPTION, 2017
Lecturer: PaedDr. Puskás Andrea, PhD.
Office: 208
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Form: a 90-minute seminar
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this methodology course is to make students familiar with the basic techniques and
effective activities of teaching English as a foreign language to young learners. The course provides both
a theoretical framework and practical guidance for teaching young language learners.
TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
15 Feb – Introduction to the course
22 Feb – The young language learner. Approaches to teaching young learners.
1 March – Very young learners. Art and craft, songs and games. Nursery rhymes and riddles.
8 March – Coursebooks for the primary classroom. Teaching vocabulary to young learners.
15 March – Teaching grammar. Approaches to teaching grammar to young learners.
22 March – Half-term test.
29 March – Learning the spoken language. Using stories and fairy tales.
5 April – Using games with young learners. Types of games.
12 April – Assessment and language learning with young learners. General rules for assessment.
19 April – Web-based applications, using the Internet and online practice in the young learners’
classroom.
26 April – Project work with young learners. Cooperative learning. Drama techniques.
3 May – End-of-term test.
10 May – Concluding thoughts
ASSESSMENT BASED ON:
2 tests – a half-term and an end-of-term test; you must reach at least 50% on average (from the two),
otherwise you get an Fx in AIS; after this you have 2 more opportunities to retake the test during the
exam period.
active participation during lessons – no more than 2 absences
a portfolio – including 20 activities for young learners (name and description of each activity, the
age and level of the target group, the source of the activity – title of book, website, etc., list of all
handouts and extra materials + flashcards, games, texts, cards, etc. necessary to teach the activity). Final
deadline: 3 May 2017
you have to do micro-teaching – basic criteria:
present 3 activities for young learners
all activities must address the same target group, must be playful and suitable for the
needs of your target group;
the activities should be interactive using several visuals, worksheets, music, etc.
before starting micro-teaching you must hand in the description of the activities together
with all handouts/cards/pictures/etc. that go with the tasks/exercises/activities
you mustn’t use any outdated approaches to teaching English to young learners (e.g.
grammar translation method, frontal teaching, ‘read aloud a one-page long text’, etc.). If
you do, 10% will be subtracted from your final result
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE:
PUSKÁS, Andrea. 2016. The Challenges and Practices of Teaching Young Learners. Komárno: J. Selye
University.
MALEY, Allan – Alan DUFF. 2004. Drama Techniques in Language Learning. Cambridge University
Press.
PHILLIPS, S. 1999. Drama with Children. Oxford University Press.
WESELY, Pam. 1994. The Games Book. Yale Drama Children's Theater.
CAMERON, Lynne. 2001. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge University Press.
HALLIWELL, Susan. 1992. Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Harlow: Longman.
Wendy A. Scott – Lisbeth H. Ytreberg. 1990. Teaching English to Children. Harlow: Longman.
REILLY, Vanessa – Sheila M. WARD. 1997. Very Young Learners. Oxford University Press.
PHILIPS, Sarah. 1993. Young Learners. Oxford University Press.
McKAY, Penny – Jenni, Guse. 2007. Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners. Cambridge University
Press.
WRIGHT, Andrew. 2008. Storytelling with Children. Oxford University Press.
LEWIS, Gordon – Hans, MOL. 2009. Grammar for Young Learners. Oxford University Press.
LEWIS, Gordon. 1999. Games for Children. Oxford University Press.
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