TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERSBENSELINA FARIDAKELLENDICKYFATAHILAH

DEFINITIONTEYL is a technique of teaching that are commonly used by native teacher to teach the young learners a material of english studying.

who are young learner?Defining the groupYLsVYLsyoung learnersvery young learner7-12 yearsunder 7

The characteristics of the young learners:loudhyperCant sit stillToo talk activeEasily distractedFunSocialCuriousEnergeticSpontaneous

The characteristics of the young learners:They have short attention span.They are very active. They respond well to praising.They differ in their experience of language.They are less shy than older learners.They are imaginative. They enjoy learning through playing.They are less shy than older learners. They enjoy imitating and skill full in listening accurately and mimicking what they have heard. They respond well to rewards from the teacher. They are imaginative but may have some difficulties distinguishing between imagination and real

Language Learning EnvironmentL1 EnvironmentLanguage highly contextualizedIn the real world the language used is authenticLearner highly motivated

L2 EnvironmentLanguage more decontextualizedIn the classroom the language used tends to be artificialLearners may not be highly motivated

Considerations for Teaching Young LearnersChildren are active learners and thinkers.(Piaget, 1970)Children learn through social interaction.(Vygotsky, 1962)Children learn effectively through scaffolding by adults.(Bruner, 1983)

The learning behaviour of young learners

Hyperactive children are children who tend to move continuously. They likerunning around, jumping up and down, climbing and screaming. These children usually perform activities according to their own will and therefore are difficult to control.Distractible children get bored quickly. They often notice everything that is going on around them which disturbs their attention and they are not able to focus on the activities that take place in the classroom.Children with a poor self concept tend to be quiet, passive, or hypersensitive children who are often rejected by other children in the class.Impulsive children have the tendency to interrupt conversations or speaking out of turn.Children with destructive behaviour like to destroy things and may display anger and aggression

(Brendon, 2012)

The learning behaviour of young learnersPhillips assumes that the younger the children are, the more holistic learners they will be. Younger learners respond to language according to what it does or what they can do with it, rather than treating it as an intellectual game or abstract system. Anyway there are both advantages and disadvantages: on the one hand they respond to the meaning underlying the language used and do not worry about individual words or sentences; on the other, they do not make the analytical links that older learners do. Younger learners have the advantage of being great mimics, are often unselfconscious, and are usually prepared to enjoy the activities the teacher has prepared for them

The strategies to teach TEYLThe activities should be simple enough for children to understand what is expected of them. The tasks should be amusing and within childrens abilities, so that the learners can easily reach their goals. The task should be stimulating and motivating for learners to feel satisfied with their work. Written activities should be used only in a small amount. In the sixth or seventh year of age the children are not yet so good at writing in their native language. Mostly the speaking activities should prevail indeed, with very young children listening activities will take up a large proportion of class time. The activities should be simple enough for the children so that they understand what to do and what is expected of them

Teaching approaches for young learners

We help children learn language when what we ask them to do is...-Enjoyable - Full of practice - Meaningful -Purposeful- Social Supported

the classroom procedure of TEYLThe layout of the classroomPhysical setting of the class has a significant influence on the learning process itself.Grouping the childrenIt depends on activity itself, which grouping of children would be the best inorder to achieve the effective learning the language. - Individual workIndividual work provides for learner enough time to think up the task. - Pair work Pair work is very suitable for speaking activities such as role-plays, dialogs, interviews or information gaps.- Group workGroup workGroup work means, that children usually work in groups of three ormore children.

TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS