ENG345 : Teaching English to Young Learners

Department

Department of English Language

Academic Program

Bachelor in English

Type

Elective

Credits

02

Prerequisite

ENG343

Overview

This course shows how young learners learn English. It also teaches students how to teach pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar to young learners. It also provides students with basic classroom suggestions for teaching the basic skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Then students are introduced to teaching young learners through storytelling, songs and games.

Intended learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student must be able to:

1. Teach different English language skills at the primary level.

2. Use modern methods and strategies in teaching different English language skills with the help of modern technology.

3. Appreciate the importance of the role of technology and modern techniques in acquiring and developing linguistic skills and concepts and facilitating their learning.

4. Prepare various tools to evaluate their students' performance in different language skills

5. Evaluate his/her teaching performance, learn about his/her strengths and weaknesses, and methods of developing himself/herself professionally in the future.

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be presented to the student through lectures, panel discussions, or assignments and exercises, discussion , dialogue and through Useful learning–teaching strategies include:

— Expository teaching.

— Interactive teaching

— Small-group teaching

— Inquiry teaching

— Individualization

— Models of reality

Methods of assessments

Methods of evaluating students in this course:

(class work 40% & final 60%)

Class work is divided into written midterm, assignments and tasks.

Final exam is in a form of written exam.

References

1.Cameron, L. 2001. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge Language Teaching Library. Cambridge University Press.

2.Brewster, et al 2004. The Primary English Teacher's Guide. Penguin English Guides. Pearson Education Limited.

Main Contents of the Course
Scientific topics	Week	Readings / References / Notes
Developing 21st century skills	1	Interactive lecture
Who are young learners and what are their Characteristics	2	Interactive lecture
Theories of learning and child development	3	Interactive lecture
Importance of teaching English to young learners	4	Interactive lecture
Differences between teaching young learners and teaching adults	5	Interactive lecture
Classrooms as learning environment	6	Interactive lecture
Importance of using technology in class. Types of effective technology	7	Interactive lecture
How to motivate young learners: Using games	8	Interactive lecture
The use of singing and storytelling for young children and how to apply them in the classroom	9	Interactive lecture
Methods of teaching young learners (TPR)	10	Interactive lecture
Young learners listening	11	Interactive lecture
Young learners speaking	12	Interactive lecture
Writing lesson plans for young learners	13	Interactive lecture
Assessing young learners Using formative assessments.	14	Interactive lecture

General Psychology (EPSY 100)
Fundamentals of Education (EPSY101)
Phonetics1 (ENG106)
Writing 1 (ENG105)
Listening&Speaking 1 (ENG104)
Reading Comprehension 1 (ENG103)
Grammar 1 (ENG102)
computer 1 (CS100)
Arabic language 1 (AR103)
Computer 2 (CS101)
General Teaching Methods (EPSY 201)
Arabic language 2 (AR104)
English Grammar 2 (ENG107)
Reading Comprehension 2 (ENG108)
Listening & Speaking 2 (ENG109)
Writing 2 (ENG110)
Phonetics 2 (ENG111)
Developmental Psychology (EPSY 203)
Educational Psychology (EPSY 200)
Basics Of Curriculums (EPSY 202)
Principles of statistics (ST100)
Theoretical Linguistics 1 (ENG217)
writing 3 (ENG215)
Listening&Speaking 3 (ENG214)
Reading Comprehension 3 (ENG213)
English Grammar 3 (ENG212)
Arabic language 3 (AR105)
Measurements and Evaluation (EPSY 302)
Research Methods (EPSY301)
Creative writing 1 (ENG327)
Quranic Studies 1 (AR101)
English Grammar 4 (ENG218)
Reading Comprehension4 (ENG219)
Listening & Speaking 4 (ENG220)
English Literature 1 (ENG222)
Theoretical Linguistics 2 (ENG223)
Applied Linguistics 1 (ENG328)
Quranic studies2 (AR102)
Arabic language 4 (AR106)
Psychological Health (EPSY 401)
Teaching learning Aids (EPSY 303)
Grammatical Structures1 (ENG324)
Advanced Reading 1 (ENG325)
Academic Writing (ENG440)
Advanced Listening&Speaking 1 (ENG326)
Methods of Teaching (ENG334)
Computer Assisted Language Learning (ENG340)
Psycholinguistics (ENG329)
Grammatical Structures 2 (ENG330)
Advanced Reading 2 (ENG331)
Creative Writing 2 (ENG333)
Applied Linguistics 2 (ENG335)
Strategies1 (ENG336)
Vocabulary Development (ENG344)
Teaching English Language Skills (ENG341)
History and Varieties of English (ENG447)
Translation (ENG446)
Teaching English to Young Learners (ENG345)
English Literature2 (ENG342)
Strategies 2 (ENG442)
Research Methods in English Language Teaching (ENG343)
Graduation Project (ENG448)
Teaching Practice (EPSY 402)