Teaching Young Learners Successfully
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Let’s interview each other…
How children learn languages Focus on form Immediate speaking No language environment Pressure and control Learning the foreign language hypothesizing Positive atmosphere Learning Scaffolding the first language exposure Silent period imitation Non-verbal response Go for meaning
YL Motivation security success enjoyment
Learner-centered approach multisensory approach interaction personalisation scaffolding overall development
Theory of multiple intelligences (Howard Gardner) The linguistic intelligence The logicalmathematical intelligence The intrapersonal intelligence The kinaesthetic bodily intelligence The interpersonal intelligence The Musical Intelligence The spatial intelligence
Multisensory approach Action stories Action rhymes/songs Action games Crafts Drama
История в движении • Look and listen. • Look, listen and do. • Look, listen, do and say. • Look, do and say. • Do and say. И н т е р н а л и з а ц и я
Overall development • Logic • Memory • Imagination • Perception • Attention
Short dialogues
Did it hurt? I broke my arm. Yes, it did, at first. But it’s better now. What happened? I was playing football and I fell over. How did it happen?
A: B: What happened? I broke my arm. How did it happen? I was playing football and I fell over. Did it hurt? Yes, it did, at first. But it’s better now.
A: B: What happened? I broke my arm. How did it happen? I was playing football and I fell over. Did it hurt? Yes, it did, at first. But it’s better now.
A: B: What happened? I broke my arm. How did it happen? I was playing football and I fell over. Did it hurt? Yes, it did, at first. But it’s better
A: B: What happened? I broke my arm. How did it happen? I was playing football and I fell over. Did it hurt? Yes, it did, at first. But it’s better now.
Reading words
Personalisation Open-ended tasks Multi-level tasks
Personalising the language Products made by children Making choices Speaking about themselves
Interaction Different level Positive attitude Tolerance and respect