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Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
ELT 522
Teaching English to Young Learners
(3-0) 3
7
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
English
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Type and Level of Course
Elective/ Graduate/ 2nd Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Contacts
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr.
hulyayumru@cag.edu.tr
Hlya Yumru
Course Objective
This course will enable participants to gain a full understanding of how young learners learn
foreign languages; teaching listening, teaching speaking, teaching reading, teaching writing,
teaching vocabulary, teaching grammar; learning styles and strategies; classroom management;
topic-based lesson planning; materials evaluation and adaptation; assessment and evaluation.
Relationship
Participants will be able to:
Prog. Output
Net Effect
1
develop the special skills required to properly instruct children.
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
5, 3, 4, 2, 5, 5
2
develop strategies for responding to different learner needs.
2, 3,7, 9
5, 3, 5, 5
3
establish the conditions which support young learners language 2, 5, 7, 9
4, 2, 4, 4
learning- the creation of positive teacher- young learner
relationships and the effective organization of groups.
4
comprehend the characteristics topic-based course syllabus.
2,
3
5
2, 4, 7
4, 4, 5
6
7
2, 7
3, 5, 9
3, 2
4, 2, 5
Course Description: This course covers approaches to teaching English to young learners; materials evaluation and
adaptation and evaluation and assessment of young learners.
Weeks
1
Teaching Methods
Presentation, discussion
Presentation, discussion
Presentation, discussion
Presentation, discussion
6
7
9
10
11
Learning to learn:
What is learning to learn?
Developing social & affective strategies &
raising awareness
Developing meta cognitive strategies
Developing cognitive strategies
Giving space to childrens choices
Materials evaluation & materials design:
Using course books
Evaluating course books
Supplementing course books
Adapting authentic texts
Creating own materials
Topic-based planning
Lesson planning
Topic-based work in practice
12
13
14
Assessment:
Purposes of assessment
Assessment of young learners
Assessment techniques
Textbook
Presentation, discussion
Participant prepared
materials & activities
Textbook (3) Ch.6
Participant prepared
materials & activities
Textbook (3) Ch.7
Participant prepared
materials & activities
Textbook (2) Ch.12
Textbook (3) Ch.8
Presentation, discussion
Participant prepared
materials & activities
Textbook (1) Ch. 1, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8
Textbook (2) Ch.11
Textbook (3) Ch.10
REFERENCES
McKay, P. (2006) Assessing Young Language Learners. Cambridge University Press.
Moon, J. (2000) Children Learning English Oxford: Macmillan.
Recommended Reading
http://www.readingmatrix.com
Nunan, D. (2010) Teaching English to Young Learners. Anaheim University Press.
Related Links
Activities
Midterm Exam
Presentation & microteaching
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out of Classroom
Presentation & micro-teaching
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Number
1
3
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
40%
10%
Notes
50%
50%
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
3
1
1
Hours
3
7
10
20
20
Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
Total
42
98
30
20
20
210
=210/30
7