About
The number of teachers specializing in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) to young learners is increasing, reflecting the global trend where children are starting to learn English at younger and younger ages.
The term “young learners” covers different age groups, including preschoolers, primary school students, secondary school students and adolescents.
Many of the teachers we have trained have chosen to pursue English teaching opportunities in Asia, the largest market for teaching youth. In this TEFL job market, English teachers earn a good salary compared to teachers in other areas.
Parents across the continent recognize that learning English is essential to their children's future career success. This understanding stems from the recognition that knowledge of English opens doors to opportunities in an increasingly global world, spanning diverse fields such as business and education.
Even when people do not have a common native language, the widespread use of English as a lingua franca facilitates communication and cooperation on a global scale.
The course is for
- Experienced and prospective teachers
- Parents of young learners
- Teachers who have experience teaching older learners
- Individuals who are supervising teachers of young learners
- People who design EFL or ESL programs for young learners
The content considers … three different professional areas:
- Instruction that is developmentally appropriate
- Consideration of the abilities of native English speakers at the described age level
- The adaptation of ESL/EFL content for learners over 12 years of age to make it suitable for the younger learners
The young learner tefl course features the following:
- An introduction to teaching English, EFL or ESL to young learners and a brief overview of young learner development.
- Throughout the program, reflection questions prompt the student to think about critical issues in young learner teaching, and tasks require the student to apply what they have learned to their own situation.
- How to teach English to young learners who may have few on no literacy skills in their native language.
- The TEFL course is loaded with practical illustrations from many course books and examples from authentic classroom situations.
- How to effectively work with parents even if they do not speak English.
- Dealing with classroom management, special needs children, the use of technology in the young learner instruction.
- Each unit contains many suggestions for books, articles and web sites for resources and up-to-date information. It’s an endless resource for the teacher.
- Besides a comprehensive listing of popular children TEFL songs, the last unit also contains a listing of definition of language, early childhood and education teaching terms.
