Course Description

This course provides the students with working knowledge of basic principles of teaching English to young learners, characteristics of young learners and practical skills at teaching elementary and kindergarten students, selecting and using various instructional materials and strategies including songs, games, stories, selecting as well as designing non-projected instructional media including big books, flash cards, puppets and other visuals, designing learning assessment, developing and applying lesson plans

Course Objective

By taking the course, students will be able to:
master the basic principles of teaching English to young learners, characteristics of young learners, and syllabus for young learners; master and implement practical skills at teaching elementary and kindergarten students; select and use various instructional materials and strategies; design appropriate and inexpensive instructional media for language teaching and learning: electronic and non-electronic instructional media; design and conduct learning assessment, and implementing the basic principles of teaching English to young learners."

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