Course: Teaching English to Very Young Learners

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Course title Teaching English to Very Young Learners
Course code KAJ/KDMLQ
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + On-line Activities
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Babická Blanka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nevařil Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bartsch Veselá Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ponížilová Lenka, Mgr.
Course content
Psychological background. Main principles of teaching English to very young learners. Methods, approaches. TPR. Sensori-motor approach. The Audio-oral Course. Games, songs, jazz-chants. Children's literature. Drama. Language as a system, language as a skill. Cross-curricular approach. Language showers. Project work. Teaching aids. Planning. Teaching children with specific educational needs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The students will come across the basic methodological principles of teaching English to very young children. They will become familiar with teaching aids and they will learn how to make self-developed teaching materials.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic Test, Seminar Work

Attendance - 80%. Test. Take-away assignment.
Recommended literature
  • BREWSTER, J, ELLIS,G. (1992). The Primary English Teacher Guide. London: Penguin.
  • HALLIWELL, S. (1992). Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Harlow:Longman.
  • PHILLIPS, S. (1993). Young Learners. Oxford.
  • PINTER, A. (2011). Teaching Young Language Learners. Oxford.
  • REILLY, V. (1997). Very Young Learners. Oxford.
  • SCOTT, W. (1990). Teaching English to Children. Harlow: Longman.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching English in Lower Secondary Schools (NA24-X) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -