FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING: YOUNG LEARNERS
| Title | ΕΚΜΑΘΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΞΕΝΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ / FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING: YOUNG LEARNERS |
| Code | Γλ3-480 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600012081 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600184131
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600184131
- At the Website of the School: http://www.enl.auth.gr/course.asp?Id=213
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
• Have a clear understanding of the techniques, materials and activities
• Be able to adopt similar practices in their own classrooms
• Be in a position to develop materials relevant to young learners’ interests.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course looks at the development of children between the ages of 4 to 12 and considers the ELT implications. Taking into consideration how children think and learn, this course will provide a framework to structure thinking about children’s language learning and consider teaching strategies for effective early foreign language teaching, making the link between pre-school and primary education. The course will also consider ways of (a) developing awareness in the classroom context (e.g. project work, drama, art and craft), and (b) supporting children’s learning (e.g. rhymes, chants, songs, (action) games, stories, use of teaching aids, cross-curricular themes).
The aim of the course is to familiarize participants with the teaching of English to very young learners and to give advice and ideas for classroom activities. Video-taped lessons support participants’ understanding of the teaching situations while looking at instances that make explicit the points raised in the lectures.
Keywords
learning, teaching, early years
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
Description
powerpoint presentation, videotaped lessons
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 150 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | |||||
| Written assigments | |||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Brewster, J., Ellis, G., and Girard, D. 1991. The Primary English Teacher's Guide. Penguin.
Browne, A. 2002. Developing Language and Literacy 3-8. Paul Chapman.
Brumfit, C., Moon, J. and Tongues, R. (eds.), 1991. Teaching English to Children. Harper-Collins.
Cameron, L. 2001. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge University Press.
Driscoll, P. and Frost, D. 1999. The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School. Routledge.
Garton, S., Copland, F. & Burns, A. (2011). Investigating Global Practices in Teaching English to Young Learners. ELT Research Papers 11-01. Aston University. Birmingham.
Dunn, O. 1983. Beginning English with Young Children. Macmillan.
Dunn, O. 1984. Developing English with Young Learners. Macmillan.
Halliwell, S. 1992. Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Longman.
Kennedy, C. and Jarvis, J. 1991. Ideas and Issues in Primary ELT. Nelson.
Moon, J. and Nikolov, M. (eds). 2000. Research into Teaching English to Young Learners. University Press Pecs.
Nikolov, M. 2002. Issues in English Language Education. Peter Lang.Nikolov, M (ed) (2009). The Age Factor and Early Language Learning. Mouton de Gruyter.
Nikolov, M (ed).2009. Early Learning of Modern Foreign Languages: Processes and Outcomes. Multilingual Matters.
Nikolov, M. and Curtain, H. 2000. An Early Start: Young Learners and Modern Languages in Europe and Beyond. Strasbourg: Council of Europe
Scott, W. and Ytreberg, L. 1990. Teaching English to Children. Longman.
Slattery, M. and Willis, J. 2001. English for Primary Teachers: A Handbook of Activities and Classroom Language. Oxford University Press.
Smidt, S. (Ed.) 1998. The Early Years. Routledge.
Wood, D. 1988. How Children Think and Learn. Blackwell.
Last Update
12-12-2021
