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They’re little. Now what? Setting up and substantiating a VYL Programme. Kylie Malinowska IH Prague January 2012. Setting up a VYL Programme. V oracious Y elping L eech?. So what is a VYL?. Setting up a VYL Programme. VYL are still developing..... Shorter attention spans - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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They’re little. Now what?
Setting up and substantiating a VYL Programme
Kylie MalinowskaIH Prague
January 2012
Setting up a VYL Programme
So what is a VYL?
Voracious Yelping Leech?
Setting up a VYL Programme
VYL are still developing.....•Shorter attention spans
•Open and emotional
•More physical energy (but tire easily)
•Me, me, me!
•Literacy
•Lack insight
Setting up a VYL Programme
Why a session on setting up and
substantiating a VYL Department?
Setting up a VYL Programme
My little genius
Education1. FL in preschools2. .......
Setting up a VYL ProgrammePast Now
In-school YL courses for ages 5-16 In-school courses for ages 5-16
In-School Kids’ club YL Exams and Exam prep classes
Summer Camp Off-site YL courses at state schools grades 1-5
Off-site preschool courses in Prague 6 and every preschool in Prague 10
In-school ‘family club’ for ages 2-6
In-school kids’ club
Off-site kids’ club
Summer Camp
Setting up a VYL Programme
What does your VYL/ YL department look like now?
How do you expect/ want/ need it to look in the
future?
Setting up a VYL Programme
the main ‘bonus’ teaching VYL is ‘no strict syllabuses to follow,
no tests and no performance objectives to be met’
(Reilly and Ward, 1997)
Setting up a VYL Programme
NeedsGoals
PathwaysValidation
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How do we do a needs analysis for
VYL?
Ok, so.....
‘learners assumptions, purpose, societal expectations and
constraints and other subsidiary questions…..’
(Nunan, 1988)
Err...hang on?????
Setting up a VYL Programme
Where is the learner coming from?
What does the learner want/ need?
How would they like to learn it?
(Scrivener, 2005)
Setting up a VYL Programme
Where is the learner coming
from?
Setting up a VYL Programme
What does the learner want/ need?
Setting up a VYL Programme
VYL “are not generally aware that they are acquiring a language, nor are they aware of societal values and attitudes placed on
one language or another” (Brown, 2000:61),
How would they like to learn it?
Setting up a VYL Programme
A positive first language learning
experience =
Confident and happy learners
Setting up a VYL Programme
Routine
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Stories“ [Storytelling] ...creates an acquisition rich environment and ideal learning conditions
which provide comprehensible input, or language a little beyond the child's current
level of competence”
Krashen (1981: 103)
Setting up a VYL Programme
Songs, chants, TPR
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Games
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Craft
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Course Design1. Topics the learners are;
familiar with/ find interesting: colours, numbers, animals, family
can use/ recognise in a real context: clothes, food, weather
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Course Design2. Language items the learner can;
use in real contexts : 'I'm..' 'It's...' 'It's a...' 'I have...' 'Can I have...' 'I like/ don't like...' 'yes/ no' 'Please' 'Thank you' 'Hello' 'Goodbye‘
recognise in real contexts: 'What's your name?' 'Would you like..' 'Do you like..' 'Is it...?' 'What is it...?' 'put on/ take off‘
Setting up a VYL Programme
Course Design3.Appropriate methodology and activities: TPR; songs; stories.
4. Six topic based lexical items for production each lesson, included in a craft activity that learners can show parents.
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Reasonable aimsTo provide a 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
first language experience and introduce children to
learning English in a 3_ _ _ and 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 _ _ _ _ _ _ with a focus on 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before
7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and exposing them to natural,
communicative English through real communication.
Setting up a VYL Programme
Reasonable aimsTo provide a positive and constructive first
language experience and introduce children to
learning English in a fun and involving manner
with a focus on recognition before production
and exposing them to natural, communicative
English through real communication.
Setting up a VYL Programme
Training & supportMaterials
EquipmentSpace
Setting up a VYL Programme
Is learning a positive experience? Are the
learners happy?
Setting up a VYL Programme
Is learning fun? Do they enjoy the course?
Activities? Topics?
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Are learners involved ?
What specific activities achieve
this?
Setting up a VYL Programme
Is learning constructive?
Are learners receiving comprehensible exposure?
What vocabulary/ language items have they
assimilated? Are they able to produce?
Setting up a VYL Programme
Setting up a VYL ProgrammeReport Sheet for …...............................................
__/__/____
Classroom Activities General CommentsFollows Classroom instructionsTries to communicate with teacher/ classroom puppetListens to and understands the songs/ chantsTries to join in with songs/ chants (words, actions or both)Can follow the storyVolunteers to act out the storyJoins in with gamesFills out worksheetsCompletes art and craft activities with careResponds non-verbally to instructions
Attitude and general commentsShows interest to learnTries hardParticipatesFeels secure in classRespects routines and rules in the classIs developing gross motor skillsIs developing gross fine skillsCo-operates with classmatesListens to classmatesRespects turn taking
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Discussion
Thank you for listening