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Teaching English to VERY young learners (2.5 – 4 years old)
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Teaching English to VERY young learners (2.5 – 4 years old)
Teaching Context
Teaching English to VERY young learners (2.5 – 4 years old)
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Teaching English to VERY young learners (2.5 – 4 years old)
DIFFICULTY 1
Running, chasing and yelling - little time for nicely
sitting and learning
What is it?
physically exhausted mentally exhausted
DIFFICULTY 1
How could I find the solutions?
Sources of advice
DIFFICULTY 1
What are the solutions?
Classroom routines
What are the solutions?
Routine songs
Routine songs
What are the solutions?
Classroom rulesbe happy be quiet,
no fighting,listen,
sit nicelyraise your hand
What are the solutions?
Rewards
What are the solutions?
Seat organizing“my own space”
Rectangular Blue mat
Rectangular Blue mat
Color tables and chairs
My Circles
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Teaching English to VERY young learners (2.5 – 4 years old)
DIFFICULTY 2
No EagernessNo Happiness
No JoyNo Interest
in their eyes & on their face
What is it?
How could I find the solutions?
Sources
Reflections
Reflections Write emails to me
“I found myself useless … helpless
… I was not capable of teaching these learners … this [teaching English to very young
learners] was one of the wrong-est decisions I have ever made … I want to give up… I must give up… I
will never teach such classes again after this course…”
Reflections Closely observe classes
Very sensitive to: Facial expressions TonesCharacteristics Reactions
What are the solutions?
Arouse their curiosity
•How mysterious the bag is!
What are the solutions?
Provide safe and happy learning environment
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Teaching English to VERY young learners (2.5 – 4 years old)
References • Clean up!. Super Simple Learning. Retrieved from http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/original-
series/one/clean-up/ • Hello. Super Simple Learning. Retrieved from http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/original-
series/two/hello/• Knock Knock Hello. Super Simple Learning. Retrieved from
http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/original-series/one/knock-knock-hello/• Make a Circle. Super Simple Learning. Retrieved from
http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/original-series/one/make-a-circle/• Please Sit Down. Super Simple Learning. Retrieved from
http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/original-series/one/please-sit-down-and-storytime-music/• Super Simple Learning. Retrieved from http://supersimplelearning.com/• Thinh, Ph. (2015, October 18 ). Trẻ mầm non học tiếng Anh: Chuyên gia giáo dục lên tiếng. VTC
News Retrieved from http://www.vtc.vn/tre-mam-non-hoc-tieng-anh-chuyen-gia-giao-duc-len-tieng-d227107.html
• Yen Anh. (2015, October 25). Tiếng Anh mầm non: Mỗi nơi dạy một kiểu. Người Lao Động. Retrieved from http://nld.com.vn/giao-duc-khoa-hoc/tieng-anh-mam-non-moi-noi-day-mot-kieu-20151025215319216.htm
Hoang Thi Nhat Tam [email protected]
Provide a safe and happy learning environment
• The kids did not enjoyably learn and play with “witches” who were always glaring at them, strict to them, threatening them, shouting at them.
• Always smile and be happy• Be relaxed• Be slow in the opening stage• Giving them engaging, loving and caring eyes• Communicating with them through the eyes• Let them know, “we are here to PLAY, not to
learn!”
NO WITCHES in HERE!!!
Smile and be happy!!!
Be relaxed
• Giving them engaging, loving and caring eyes• Communicating with them through the eyes
Let them know, “we are here to PLAY, not to learn!”
HOW TO ENGAGE THE LITTLE LEARNERS IN LEARNING
HOW TO ENGAGE THE LITTLE LEARNERS IN LEARNING
• Arouse their curiosity
• Provide safe and happy learning environment
Song videos from SSL
Teaching Context
TextbookLearnersLearning timeTeacher’s experiences in teachingTeacher’s characteristicsThree Teaching Assistants
Saturday 10:00 – 12: 00
Sunday 10:00 – 12:00
52012
Some 3 months
Little Nephew
• Patient• Persevere • Resilient
• Uni students• Some (5-12)