Teaching English To Young Learners 2h2w72

TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS

BENSELINA FARIDA KELLEN DICKY FATAHILAH

DEFINITION TEYL 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 group YLs VYLs young learners very young learner 7-12 years under 7

The characteristics of the young learners:

loud hyper Can’t sit still Too talk active Easily distracted Fun Social Curious Energetic Spontaneous

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 Environment L1 Environment • • •

Language highly contextualized In the real world the language used is authentic Learner highly motivated

L2 Environment • • •

Language more decontextualized In the classroom the language used tends to be artificial Learners may not be highly motivated

Considerations for Teaching Young Learners • Children 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 like running around, jumping up and down, climbing and screaming. These children usually perform activities according to their own will and therefore are difficult to control.

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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.

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Children with a poor self concept tend to be quiet, ive, or hypersensitive children who are often rejected by other children in the class.

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Impulsive children have the tendency to interrupt conversations or speaking out of turn.

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Children with destructive behaviour like to destroy things and may display anger and aggression

(Brendon, 2012)

The learning behaviour of young learners Phillips 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 TEYL • The activities should be simple enough for children to understand what is expected of them. • The tasks should be amusing and within children’s 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 ed

the classroom procedure of TEYL The layout of the classroom Physical setting of the class has a significant influence on the learning process itself. Grouping the children It depends on activity itself, which grouping of children would be the best in order to achieve the effective learning the language. - Individual work Individual 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 work Group work Group work means, that children usually work in groups of three or more children.

TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS