COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ING 3001 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS 1 COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KÜLEKÇI

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

This course aims to develop the knowledge and practical skills which are required to teach English to young learners effectively. It provides practical ideas on how to approach and plan for young learner courses as well as materials and ideas for specific activities. You will develop your awareness of what children aged 5 to 12 are capable of, what they enjoy and what strategies work best to motivate them to learn.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to explain and demonstrate the various EFL approaches, principles, methods and techniques appropriate for young and very young learners
2   to select and/or adapt texts, audio and visual material, and other media appropriate for use in the EFL classroom for young and very young learners
3   to understand and demonstrate appropriate activities for teaching listening, speaking, reading, writing
4   to understand and demonstrate appropriate activities for grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation for young EFL learners
5   to conduct a needs analysis, develop a learner profile, and then develop a lesson plan which would be appropriate for young and very young learners in a specific context

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Characteristics of Young Learners
2 Children as Language Learners
3 Children s Attitudes to Learning English
4 Children in Different Types
5 Managing Young Learners Learning / Practical Activities 1
6 Effective Teacher-Pupil Interaction / Practical Activities 2
7 Supporting Children's Language Learning
8 General Revision, Course Evaluation, Mid Term
9 Creating, Adapting and Evaluating Activities for Young Learners
10 Practical Activities 3
11 Planning for Children s Language Learning
12 Using a Cross-Curricular Approach for Teaching Young Learners
13 Practical Activities 4
14 Involving Children in Making and Using Resources
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Moon, J. (2005) Children Learning English, Macmillan Books for Teachers
Gürsoy, E. &Arıkan, A. (eds.) (2012) Teaching English to Young Learners: An Activity-Based Guide for Prospective Teachers, Eğiten Kitap
Halliwell, S. (1992) Teaching English in the Primary Classroom, Longman
Cameron, L. (2001) Teaching Languages to Young Learners, Cambridge University Press

Supplementary Book(s):
Copland, F., Garton, S. & Davis, M. (2012) Crazy Animals and Other Activities for Teaching English to Young Learners, British Council
Slattery, M. & Willis, J. (2001) English for Primary Teachers, Oxford
Reilly, V. & Ward, S. M. (2000) Very Young Learners, Oxford

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, question and answer, individual learner-centered activities, virtual collaborations and discussions, and group activities with learning teams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 4 2 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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