Cheng Shiu University Department of Applied

Foreign Language2011-2012 (Spring)

EFL Materials and Method Course Title:90CN631 Time: Tuesday 18:40-20:25 Textbook: Linse, Caroline. T. (2005) Practical English

Language Teaching- Young Learners Instructor: Jeanette KY YUEN

Class agendaWeek Date Content Chapter

1 21 February Introduction ---

2 28 February Holiday ---

3 6 March Concepts and principles of (foreign)

language learning and teaching- overview

Handout

4 14 March The Grammar-Translation Method, the

Direct Method and the Audio-Lingual

Method

Handout

5 20 March The child as a language learner 1

6 27 March Teaching listening to young learners 2

7 3 April Holiday 3

Week Date Content Chapter

8 10 April Teaching speaking to young learners 3

9 17 April Mid-term Exam ---

10 24 April Teaching reading to young learners 4

11 1 May Teaching writing to young learners 5

12 8 May Teaching vocabulary to young learners 5

13 15 May Lesson planning

Textbook selection and evaluation Handout

14 22 MayAssessing young learners

Working with parents of young learners 7, 8

Week Date Content Chapter

15 29 MayKey issues in teaching young learners

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16 5 JuneStudent Presentation

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17 12 JuneStudent Presentation

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18 19 June Final Exam ---

Week 1 Course Introduction

• Course Introduction

• Syllabus Review

• Class expectations and instructor’s expectations

• Assessment review

Week 3 Concepts and principles of (foreign)

language learning and teaching-

overview • To give students a general picture on the

framework of teaching English: context and syllabus

• By examining the setting and learners in the context, students will be able to set up an appropriate syllabus.

Week 4The Grammar-Translation Method, the Direct Method and the Audio-Lingual

Method • To give students a general picture on the teaching

models • Teaching models include

The Grammar-Translation Method

The Direct Method

The Audio- Lingual Method

The Silent Way

Community Language Learning

Communicative Language Learning

Content-based, Task-based, and Participatory Approaches

Week 5

The child as a language learner • To help students understand the different

development of child which is beneficial to language learning.

• To help students understand a child as an English learner

Week 6

Teaching listening to young learners

• To teach students some teaching skills when teaching listening

• To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching listening

• Teaching demonstration will be carried out

Week 8

Teaching speaking to young learners

• To teach students some teaching skills when teaching speaking

• To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching speaking

• Teaching demonstration will be carried out

Week 9 Mid-term exam

• Written exam

Week 10

Teaching reading to young learners

• To teach students some teaching skills when teaching reading

• To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching reading

• Teaching demonstration will be carried out

Week 11

Teaching writing to young learners

• To teach students some teaching skills when teaching writing

• To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching writing

• Teaching demonstration will be carried out

Week 12

Teaching vocabulary to young learners

• To teach students some teaching skills when teaching vocabulary

• To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching vocabulary

• Teaching demonstration will be carried out

Week 13Lesson planning

Textbook selection and evaluation

• To teach students to write a comprehensive teaching plan before they do the teaching demonstration

• To help students on textbook selection

• To provide different evaluation methods so students would be able to choose an effective assessment

Week 14Assessing young learners

Working with parents of young learners • To helps students learn to assess their

students fairly and effectively.

• To highlight the cooperation with parents

Week 15

Key issues in teaching young learners

• To discuss and evaluate some key issues on English teaching

• To teach students some useful and effective method on classroom management

Week 16, 17 Student Presentation

• Students, two in a group, will do a 15-minute teaching demonstration, in which they have to demonstrate the teaching skills they have learnt

Week 18Final Exam

• Written exam