1. Cheng Shiu University Department of Applied Foreign Language 2011-2012 (Spring) EFL Materials and Method Course Title:90CN631 Time: Tuesday 18:40-20:25 Textbook: Linse, Caroline. T. (2005) Practical English Language Teaching- Young Learners Instructor: Jeanette KY YUEN

2. Class agenda WeekDateContentChapter 121 FebruaryIntroduction--- 228 FebruaryHoliday--- 36 March Concepts and principles of (foreign) language learning and teaching- overview Handout 414 March The Grammar-Translation Method, the Direct Method and the Audio-Lingual Method Handout 520 March The child as a language learner 1 627 March Teaching listening to young learners 2 73 April Holiday 3

3. WeekDateContentChapter 810 April Teaching speaking to young learners 3 917 AprilMid-term Exam--- 1024 April Teaching reading to young learners 4 111 May Teaching writing to young learners 5 128 May Teaching vocabulary to young learners 5 1315 May Lesson planning Textbook selection and evaluation Handout 1422 May Assessing young learners Working with parents of young learners 7, 8

4. WeekDateContentChapter 1515 29 May Key issues in teaching young learners 9 1616 5 June Student Presentation --- 1717 12 June Student Presentation --- 1818 19 JuneFinal Exam ---

5. Week 1 Course Introduction Course Introduction Syllabus Review Class expectations and instructor’s expectations Assessment review

6. Week 3 Concepts and principles of (foreign) language learning and teaching- overview To give students a general picture on the framework of teaching English: context and syllabus By examining the setting and learners in the context, students will be able to set up an appropriate syllabus.

7. Week 4 The Grammar-Translation Method, the Direct Method and the Audio-Lingual Method To give students a general picture on the teaching models Teaching models include The Grammar-Translation Method The Direct Method The Audio- Lingual Method The Silent Way Community Language Learning Communicative Language Learning Content-based, Task-based, and Participatory Approaches

8. Week 5 The child as a language learner To help students understand the different development of child which is beneficial to language learning. To help students understand a child as an English learner

9. Week 6 Teaching listening to young learners To teach students some teaching skills when teaching listening To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching listening Teaching demonstration will be carried out

10. Week 8 Teaching speaking to young learners To teach students some teaching skills when teaching speaking To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching speaking Teaching demonstration will be carried out

11. Week 9 Mid-term exam Written exam

12. Week 10 Teaching reading to young learners To teach students some teaching skills when teaching reading To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching reading Teaching demonstration will be carried out

13. Week 11 Teaching writing to young learners To teach students some teaching skills when teaching writing To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching writing Teaching demonstration will be carried out

14. Week 12 Teaching vocabulary to young learners To teach students some teaching skills when teaching vocabulary To provide a variety of examples of materials for teaching vocabulary Teaching demonstration will be carried out

15. Week 13 Lesson planning Textbook selection and evaluation To teach students to write a comprehensive teaching plan before they do the teaching demonstration To help students on textbook selection To provide different evaluation methods so students would be able to choose an effective assessment

16. Week 14 Assessing young learners Working with parents of young learners To helps students learn to assess their students fairly and effectively. To highlight the cooperation with parents

17. Week 15 Key issues in teaching young learners To discuss and evaluate some key issues on English teaching To teach students some useful and effective method on classroom management

18. Week 16, 17 Student Presentation Students, two in a group, will do a 15- minute teaching demonstration, in which they have to demonstrate the teaching skills they have learnt

19. Week 18 Final Exam Written exam