Developing Practice in Teaching English to Young Learners - Slovenia

Start date: 1 May 2005
End date: 30 June 2005
Primary investigator: 00902096
Co-investigators: Genny Fairhurst

This 8-day intensive course will be run by staff from the School of Education, University of Leeds, in co-operation with the University of Ljubljana, from Monday 23rd July until Tuesday 31st July 2007. It is intended for professionals interested in further developing their knowledge and skills in teaching English to young learners (TEYL).

The course aims to deepen participants' understandings of the principles of TEYL and introduce them to approaches, methods and techniques which will encourage and support children's language learning.

Topics covered in the course will include:

Current policies, practice and concerns in TEYL
Current understandings about how children learn languages
Exploiting typical activities (i.e. songs, games, role play) to maximise learning
Developing communicative classroom discourse
Planning communicative activities
Developing story-based lessons
Developing early literacy
Adapting, supplementing and using the text book

The course will be run by University of Leeds lecturers Genny Fairhurst and Penelope Robinson and will include interactive lectures and seminars, demonstrations, presentations and practical work.