TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO YOUNG LEARNERS

FLE301

Course Code: FLE301
Semester: Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fifth Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Gözde Balıkçı

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will be able to identify the learning styles and strategies of young learners and design activities (puzzles, stories, games) to teach vocabulary, languages skills and grammar.
will be able to discuss the classroom management techniques used for young learners.
will be able to develop their skills on teaching English to young learners with suitable techniques and methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The differences between young learners (K-6) and learners at other ages (in terms of learning of language structures, skills and sub-skills), misconceptions about young learners; learner styles (e.g.: visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and strategies (e.g.: meta cognitive, cognitive, socio affective) of young learners; activities (e.g.: puzzles, stories and games, simulations) and audio visual aids (e.g.: pictures, realia, cartoons, puppets, songs) for the teaching of vocabulary, language skills and structures; selecting and sequencing teaching points and adapting and evaluating materials according to the cognitive and affective development and language level of the learners; classroom management techniques necessary for young learner classrooms.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Language Acquisition & Young Learners
3^rd Week	Instructive Strategies: Stories, songs, videos, and games in YL classes
4^th Week	Digital Pedagogy for Young Learners
5^th Week	Learning the spoken language
6^th Week	Micro-teachings
7^th Week	Learning words
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Micro-Teachings
10^th Week	Reading and Writing
11^th Week	Micro-teachings
12^th Week	Grammar Teaching
13^th Week	Micro-teachings
14^th Week	Teaching Writing Skills

Recommended or Required Reading

Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching languages to young learners. Cambridge University Press.
Copland, F. and Garton, S. (2012) Ed. Crazy Animals and Other Activities for Teaching English to Young Learners. British Council.
*Linse, C. T., & Nunan, D. (2005). Practical English language teaching: Young learners. McGraw-Hill/Contemporary.
*Digital Pedagogy for Young Learners. Part of the Cambridge Papers in ELT series. December 2020. Cambridge University Press.
*Specific Learning Difficulties in ELT. Part of the Cambridge Papers in ELT series. December 2020. Cambridge University Press.
Shin J. K. & Crandall J. A. (2014). Teaching young learners English: from theory to practice. National Geographic Learning/Heinle Cengage Learning.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Practice	2	50
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	2	10	20
Preparation for Final exam	0	0	0
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	18	18
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	0	0	0
Homework	4	10	40
Presentation (including preperation)	0	10	0
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X
K11	X	X	X
K12	X	X	X