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English for Young Learners - Teachers' Certificate

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

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