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Teaching Young Learners COURSE DESCRIPTION, 2015
Lecturer: PaedDr. Puskás Andrea, PhD.
Office: 209
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
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.
ASSESSMENT BASED ON:
active participation – no more than 2 absences – 10%
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: 16 December 2015 – 50%
On the top cover of your portfolio, please indicate your name, the name of the course and the year of study.
students have to do microteaching in pairs – present 2 or 3 activities for young learners – 40%
TENTATIVE SYLLABUS
23 Sept – Introduction to the course
30 Sept – The young language learner. Classroom management and atmosphere
7 Oct – Using visuals in the classroom. Flashcards, posters and pictures.
14 Oct – Nursery rhymes, riddles and songs
21 Oct – Using stories and fairy tales
28 Oct – Learning the spoken language
4 Nov – Learning words
11 Nov – Learning grammar
18 Nov – Assessment and language learning with young learners
25 Nov – Coursebooks for the primary classroom
2 Dec – Project work with young learners/in the primary classroom
9 Dec – Very young learners. Art and craft, songs and games
16 Dec – Concluding thoughts
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE:
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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