US TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS

Units in this course:

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 Unit 1: Introduction to Teaching Young
Learners

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 Welcome to the course
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 What you'll learn on this course

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 Characteristics of a young learner

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 Young learners: 5 to 7 year-olds

A 5 to 7-year-old can usually…

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 Example young learner: 5 to 7-years-old
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 Other characteristics of 5 to 7-year-olds

Activity:

Attention

Language skills and understanding

Rules

Fact vs fiction

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 The world around them

Sharing and Collaborating

Enthusiasm

Play

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 Making decisions

Young learners: 8 to 10-year-olds

An 8 to 10-year-old can usually…

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 Think about telling a joke to children of different ages and what their responses are:

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 Other characteristics of 8 to 10-year-olds

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 What do these factors mean for our teaching?
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 Introduction to Teaching Young Learners: Quiz

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 5 to 7-year-olds 8 to 10-year-olds Both of these age groups

5 to 7-year-olds 8 to 10-year-olds Both of these age groups

5 to 7-year-olds 8 to 10-year-olds Both of these age groups

5 to 7-year-olds 8 to 10-year-olds Both of these age groups

5 to 7-year-olds 8 to 10-year-olds Both of these age groups

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 Differences between adults and young learners

Activity:

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 How young learners learn

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 Unit 1: End of Unit Quiz

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 Unit 2: Child Development and Teaching
Young Learners

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 Welcome to Unit 2
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 Child development

Children need to feel safe and valued

Link new learning to old information

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 Give students responsibility and control

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 Different types of development

Activity:

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 Finding what students like: Introduction
Video

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 Finding what students like

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 Language acquisition
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 Speaking and pronunciation
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 Child development introduction: Quiz

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 How children learn and develop

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 Activities for different age groups

4 to 6-year-olds

7 to 9-year-olds

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 10 to 12-year-olds

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 Multiple intelligences
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 Learning stations

Activity:

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 Multiple intelligences: Quiz

Visual/spatial Verbal/linguistic Logical/mathematical

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 Visual/spatial Logical/mathematical Musical

Interpersonal Intrapersonal Logical/mathematical

Logical/mathematical Interpersonal Verbal/linguistic

Intrapersonal Body/kinaesthetic Musical

Intrapersonal Body/kinaesthetic Verbal/linguistic

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 Visual/spatial Musical Body/kinaesthetic

Interpersonal Intrapersonal Visual/spatial

Body/kinaesthetic Intrapersonal Logical/mathematical

Musical Verbal/linguistic Visual/spatial

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 Your classroom: Introduction
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 Your classroom
Make your classroom open

Keep control

Maintain respect and responsibility

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 Create a positive atmosphere

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 Arranging the classroom

Pair work

Group work

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 Behavior management: Introduction
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 Behavior management

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 Behavior management: Top tips

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 Giving instructions

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 Staying in control of your class

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 Behavior management: Quiz

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 Planning your lessons

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 Organizing your lesson plans

Activity:

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 When things go wrong

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 Unit 2: End of Unit Quiz

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 Unit 3: Practical Activities to use with Young
Learners

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 Welcome to Unit 3
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 Optimal conditions for teaching young learners
Video

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 Settlers and Stirrers: Demonstration
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 Settlers and Stirrers: Quiz

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

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 Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

Settler Stirrer

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 Language learning activities: Introduction
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 Language learning activities: Themes and Projects

requesting

responding
expressing likes and dislikes

describing

apologizing and expressing thanks

give instructions

problem solving and negotiating

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 Activity planning tips

Encourage interaction

Interact with the children

Use repetition

Introduce new material slowly

Be flexible

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 Allow for breaks

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 Choosing the right activities: Demonstration
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 Activity ideas

Storytelling

Puppets

Describing unseen objects

Motivating activities

Language-based games

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 Lesson activities: Quiz

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 Theme-based lessons
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 Theme ideas
Activity:

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 Using stories with young learners

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 How to use stories in class

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 Using questions with reading tasks

Activity:

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 Why is creativity important in language teaching?

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 Stories: Quiz

Purposeful learning Indirect learning

Accuracy Effectiveness Fluency

Reading skills only Listening and reading skills only

Reading, listening, writing and speaking skills

Creating Reading Telling

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 Use voices for the different characters

Use body language and intonation to make it more interesting

Use pictures to help the students follow what’s going on

All of the above

Play with the storyline and change things to keep it interesting

Keep it exactly the same every time

Knowledge Application Comprehension

Analysis Application Evaluation

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 Knowledge Comprehension Evaluation

Lots of A basic level of A good understanding of the rules of

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 Songs, chants, rhymes and finger plays
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 Songs, chants, rhymes and finger plays

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 Songs, chants, rhymes and finger plays: Classroom
examples - Part 1
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 Songs, chants, rhymes and finger plays: Classroom
examples - Part 2
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 The benefits of finger plays and action songs

Activity:

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 Using games in class

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 Using games in class: Classroom examples - Part 1
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 Using games in class: Classroom examples - Part 2
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This video will show you some examples of games being used in a young learners
classroom to complement the students' learning.

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 Types of games

Barrier games

Guessing games

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 Unit 3: End of Unit Quiz

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 Unit 4: Using the internet with young learners

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 Welcome to Unit 4
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 The internet and young learners

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 Online resources and activities

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 What you can do with the internet
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 Things to consider: Introduction
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 Things to consider

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 Internet resources: Quiz

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 Internet safety for young learners

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 Internet usage guidelines

Permission

Supervision

Content

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 Filtering

Repor ting

Behavior

Working Together

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 Sources

Modelling

Unit 4: End of Unit Quiz

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 Unit 5: Teaching Very Young Learners

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 Welcome to Unit 5
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 About very young learners

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 Moving into early years teaching

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 Development areas

Creative Development

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

Mathematical Development

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

Physical Development

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 ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

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 Different stages of development

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 Different stages of development: Activity
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 Development stages: Quiz

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 Managing very young learners

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 Key things to remember

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 Unit 5: End of Unit Quiz

3 to 5 3 to 6 5 to 7

Mathematics Concepts Advanced grammar rules

2 3 4

3 4 5

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3

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 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3

Fine motor skills Creative development Gross motor skills

Mathematical development

Personal, social and emotional development

Knowledge and understanding of the world

Do homework Feel comfor table in the classroom

Learn how to write

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 Understand more than they say Learn to speak English quickly

Star t lesson at age 3 with a good understanding of English already.

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 Assignments: Introduction

Assignment 1,

Assignment 2,

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 Assignment 1: Guidance

Theme: The weather

Age range: 5-7 years

Lesson 1 (45 minutes)

5 minutes

10 minutes

7 minutes

8 minutes

10 minutes

5 minutes

Song – The Rainbow Song

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 Art and craft activity

Word order game

Vocabulary work

Weather recording

Story time

Lesson 2 (45 minutes)

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 Lesson 2 (45 minutes)

5 minutes

12 minutes

15 minutes

8 minutes

5 minutes

Song

Weather recording

Story time

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 Lesson 3 (45 minutes)

7 minutes

20 minutes

5 minutes

8 minutes

9 minutes

Song

Extreme weather project

Writing activity

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 Weather recording

Story time

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 Assignment 1

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 Assignment 2: Guidance

Warm-up

Whole class speaking activity

Group work

Individual writing practice

Stirrer

Group reading task

5 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

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 15 minutes

5 minutes

10 minutes

Game

Teacher-led discussion

Sorting activity

Writing activity

Game - Charades

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 Group reading

Assignment 2

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 Congratulations
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