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