LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course will provide the students with the knowledge and skills of teaching English as a foreign language to young learners.

 

BASIC COMPETENCE

After accomplishing the course, students are expected to be knowledgeable with both principles and methods of teaching English as a foreign language to young learners and write a lesson plan.

 

LEARNING INDICATORS

Students are able to:

1.      identify the characteristics of young language learner and class management and atmosphere;

2.      present their ideas about teaching the four language skills.

 

SCOPE OF LECTURE

The course consists of the following topics:

1.      The Young Language Learner

2.      Class Management and Teaching Media

3.      Teaching Listening

4.      Teaching Speaking

5.      Teaching Reading

6.      Teaching Writing

REFERENCES

Fitria, S. (2013). Speaking activities in young learners classroom: the implementation of project-based learning approach. Journal of English and Education 1(2), 90-102 2013.

Gordon, T. (2007). Teaching young children a second language. USA: Prager Publisher.

Malia, E. (2004). Designing classroom activities for teaching English to children. TEFLIN Journal Vol XV No 1 February 2004.

Moon, J. (n.d). Children learning English. USA: Macmillan Heinemann.

Scott. W.A., & Ytreberg, L.H. (1990). Teaching English to children. New York: Longman Inc.

 

EVALUATION

There are three kinds of evaluation in this course, namely mid-term test, assignment, and final-term test. The evaluation is based on individual’s performance.

 

1.      Mid-term Test

Students are to answer questions given in a written test.

 

The scoring : essay-typed test

 

2.      Assignment

Students are to work with a report that discusses the following topics:

a.       Assignment 1: the characteristics of young learner

b.      Assignment 2: classroom management and the teaching media

c.       Assignment 3: teaching listening to young learner

d.      Assignment 4: teaching speaking to young learner

e.       Assignment 5: teaching reading to young learner

f.       Assignment 6: teaching writing to young learner

 

The scoring : rubric scoring

 

3.      Final-term Test

Students are to write a lesson plan

The scoring : rubric scoring