Selected techniques of teaching English to children 2300-J-DWNJA-WT

The course serves to deepen knowledge and skills in teaching English to children. It assumes a focus on the following topics:
1. Storytelling: appropriate choice of stories (books, poems, rhymes), organisation of text and language, ways of working with stories and books, creating activities around stories.
2. Drama and puppets: using drama in teaching children.
3. Educational projects in English lessons: aims and types of projects, stages of project work, examples of projects in language lessons.
4. modern technologies in English lessons.
5. language games and activities.
6. The use of songs and films in teaching English to young children.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

The aim of the course is to deepen knowledge and skills related to teaching language to children. Students will become more familiar with selected techniques often used in English lessons. These include storytelling, educational projects, drama and modern technology. Students have the opportunity to observe lessons, create and re-learn activities using these selected techniques.

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Brzosko-Barratt
Joanna Głogowska
Paulina Marchlik

Learning outcomes

Upon finishing the course, the participants will:

In terms of knowledge the student knows and understands:
- the different approaches and their objectives used in language teaching with special emphasis on children's language education
- the linguistic aims and possibilities of teaching language using these techniques

In terms of skills the student is able to:
- plan activities and language lessons based on selected techniques
- prepare teaching materials needed to use these techniques
- plan language assessment methods using these selected techniques
- plan language lessons using modern technologies

In terms of social competence, the student is ready to:
- develop their knowledge and skills in English language didactics
- develop their language skills
- open up to new areas of knowledge and skills in language didactics

Assessment criteria

- Attendance and active participation in classes
- Preparing and carrying out mini-projects presenting selected techniques of working with children in English lessons

Practical placement

Bibliography

Brewster J., Ellis G., Girard D. 2010. The Primary English Teacher’s Guide. Suffolk: Penguin Books
• Cameron Lynne, Teaching Languages to Young Learners, Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2001
• Cant A., Superfine W. 1997. Developing Resources for Primary. London: Richmond Publishing.
• Feunteun A., Vale D. 2000. Teaching Children English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Halliwell S. 2006. Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. London: Longman.
• Pinter Annamaria, Teaching Young Language Learners, Oxford University Press, 2006
• Philips S. 2001. Young Learners. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Puchta H., Williams M. 2011. Teaching Young Learners to Think. Helbling Languages.
• Read C. 2007. 500 Activities for the Primary Classroom. Oxford: Macmillan Publishers.
• Sikora-Banasik D.(red). 2009. Wczesnoszkolne nauczanie języków obcych. Warszawa: CODN.
• Szpotowicz M., Szulc-Kurpaska M. 2011. Teaching English to Young Learners. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.

Additional information

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