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Teaching English to Young learners

Teaching English to Young learners

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This flashcard set covers university-level educational science, focusing on teaching English to young learners (TEYL). It explores key concepts like story-based language learning, grammar and vocabulary teaching methods, and cultural awareness. The set includes practical approaches for organizing storybook sessions, choosing engaging stories, and developing writing skills. It also delves into theories like Total Physical Response (TPR), Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), and the importance of scaffolding in early language education. This flashcard set is ideal for university students and educators seeking to enhance their TEYL strategies and understand the theoretical foundations behind effective language teaching methods.

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Language

English

Category

Educational Science

Level

University

Created / Updated

12.07.2015 / 04.02.2017

Give some of the main ideas of Vietors pamphlet .

grammar is defined by language use, not by rules in books

a different language sounds different

words cannot be learnt out of context

learners need to discover regular patterns in language themselves (inductive approach)

How was the teaching in FLT before the Reform Movement ?

Focus on written words

main aim was understanding (Latin/Greek) texts of great thinkers

grammar and reading was important

presenting grammar rules first (deductive approach) example sentences h#had to be translated.

Grammar translation method

FLT after Reform Movement?

Direct method

- lessons taught in FL

-listening and speaking important

-first examples of everyday language

-words learnt in context

inductive approach to grammr (look at examples, discover patterns)

What is the Audiolingual method about?

was a army method
based on behavourism (Language learning= habit formation)
learning by imitations/repetitions (pattern drill)
listen and look; listen, look and repat; look and say

What is CLT, which are the basic ideas and on whoms Idea does it base?

Communicative LT
based on Hymes idea of communicative competence
language in social context, grammatical knowledge not enough
learn to use L2 in different contexts
meaningful activities in FLT

Who developed TPR, what does it stand for, which are the main ideas?

James Asher
Total Physical Response
Undestand Language, before producing it
Learners act out commands (watch, listen, do, speak)

As a teacher you need to remember, that children of year 1/2 might ________________ and your 2/3/4 year children will start to develop _______________________________.

be very self centred (difficulty understanding someones elses point)
logical, adult like thinking, BUT will need contextualized learning material in concrete situations.

Who introduced the idea of scaffolding, when and what is it about?

Jerome S Bruner in 1976
Scaffolding (=gerüst)

During interaction in ZPD, the adult should:

encourage child
highlight difficulties
ensure that the child is not distracted& is motivated to finish the task

Name some of the multiple intelligences according to Gardener.

linguistic, logico-mathematical, musical, bodily-kinaesthetic,...

Which implications did Cameron(2001) suggest for FLT?

no watered down secondary syllabus
FL needs to be presented in meaningful/purposeful activities
literacy skills can only support FL learning later/9years
teach vocab and discourse skill
make children aware of patterns and regularities

Learning how to read in English involves...

recognizing syntactic patterns
grapho-phonemic correspondence
recognizing the shapes of letters
sight recognition of high frequency vocab
direction of text
make use of cues
making use of previous knowledge of the world & topic
using knowledge of structure &organisation of texts

Top ten of reading in EYL classes (part of it)

read out regularly with the children, while they follow pictures/prints
Use a combination of whole word method and phonics
Reading actvities should be meaningfull, they schould have a purpose
Organize Pre-reading, while reading and post-reading activities

Are the fllowing activities receptive or productive?

Listening, speaking, reading, writing

receptive: listening, reading productive: speaking, writing

Developing writing in EYL classes, name some points

Start with tracing and copying individual words
introduce word-level writing
introduce guided writing - for an audience

Name the main points of Lewis research from 1993 about vocab and grammar.

Grammar and Lexis are interwaven and hard to seperate & Learners need to be taught lexical phrases/ chunks of language (lexical approach)

How words are learnt, name the 3 stages.

Noticing stage (become aware of a new word); Retrieval (having to remember its meaning, form); Generative use (using it in ones own statement

What grammar to teach?

Facts: plural (children need to accept them); Patterns; Choices ( can i change the words in a sentence?)

What makes a text or a bock a story (Cameron 2001)

events happen in temporal sequence
thematic structure: Problems have to be solved difficulties have to be overcome
Prototypical features: opening (once upon a time); inttroduction of characters, setting and conflict; a series of events; resolution of conflict
closing (and they lived happily ever after) & moral

How to choose stories to promote language learning?

Will the content /illustrations engage the learners?
Are the values/attitudes ambodied in the story acceptable?
How is the text organised? Is it prototypical?
What is the balance of dialogue and narrative?
How is the language used?( repetition? pictures?
What new language is used?

PLUS: Do I love the book?

How to organise storybook sessions?

Preparation activity: Brainstorming words, predicting storyline on base of pictures
Core activity: teacher reads or retells the story; children listen and watch
Follow-up Activity: drawing a picture and talk about it; writing down individual words, role play, singing

In this method, grammar rules are presented first, which means that this approach is ________?

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

deductive

The audioluingual method is based on the behaviourist idea that language learning equals __________.

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

habit formation

According to cameron, why is the use of stories appropriate in primary FLT?

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

Rich and authentic language, imagination attracts children

In his Studiy, that was published 1989, Elley suggested that illustrated storybooks can support word growth in the L1 of up to 40 % of the vocabulary is explained. Y or N?

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

Yes

The literate Device that describes a state where the reader knows more than the character of a story is called __________

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

dramatic irony

Are the following relevant questions when choosing a story to promote language learning according to cameron?

Is the text a prototypical story?

Is there any grammatical feature that should be taught as part of the curriculum?

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

Is the text a prototypical story?

Is there any grammatical feature that should be taught as part of the curriculum?

Name the three stages of storybook sessions as suggested by cameron. Give examples for each

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

Preparartion Activity ( brainstroming words, predicting storyline on the base of pictures)

Core activity (teacher reads or retells story, children listen and watch)

Follow up activity (drawing a picture and talk about it, writing down individual words, roel play, miming actions, singing)

Rank the Following activities according to theit level of difficultiy (1-4), start with the easiest.

Listen and repeat

Role Play

Memory Game (If i went to the market)

Listen and copy actions

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

1 Listen and copy actions

2 Listen and repeat

3 Memory Game (If i went to the market)

4 Role Play

In 1983, Pawley and Syler suggested that native speakers can speak fluently and quickly because they have memorized a great number of chunks of language. Y or N?

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

Yes

What can be taught about culture in FL programms?

Keyboard commands:

= turn,

= for-/backward,

= scroll

Geographical Fatcs, How people live, Historical facts, Arts/literature/sports, Rituals

Name three aspects of teaching about how people live in other cultures as part of Landeskunde

Children live in a multicultural society, They need to be prepared for intercultural encounters, should develop cross-cultural awareness by comparing languages and cultures

Listening and culture must be seen as seperate units Y or N?

No

Teaching culture should involve the teaching of intercultural awareness. Y or N?

Yes

When we teach culture, we should develop openness towards culture in children. Y or N?

Yes

Give the full term of the concept developed by Byram in 1997 for the teaching of culture ( ICC). What does it say?

ICC- Intercultural Communicative Competence

Do not just teach cultural fatcs, but also a set of competences:

- attitudes (openness to other cultures)

- Knowledge (cultural infos, discuss stereotypes)

- skills of interpreting and relating (find cultural similarities/ differences)

- skills of discovery and interaction ( native speakers visit school)

- critical culture awareness (teacher as role model, no us vs. them)

What kind of typical breakfast for the english speaking world is mentioned in Goldilocks an the three bears?

Porridge

According to Breaster/ Ellis and Girard, listening is organised in three stages. Give them and their aims

Pre Listening activities: motivate and prepare learners

While listening activities: support listening, develop subskills, sustain interest

Post Listening activities: give children opportunity to express their ideas/ feelings, make them aware of the new words/ language patterns, to develop their skills (reproduce language)

After listening, YLs do not need to be given the opportunity to express their feelings and ideas. Y or N?

No

After listening, Yls should be given the opportunity to reproduce some of the language used in the text. Y or N?

Yes

Since when was English taught as FL1 at Rudolph Steiners Waldorf-Schulen?

the early 1920s

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How to choose stories to promote language learning?

Will the content /illustrations engage the learners?
Are the values/attitudes ambodied in the story acceptable?
How is the text organised? Is it prototypical?
What is the balance of dialogue and narrative?
How is the language used?( repetition? pictures?
What new language is used?

PLUS: Do I love the book?

How to organise storybook sessions?

Preparation activity: Brainstorming words, predicting storyline on base of pictures
Core activity: teacher reads or retells the story; children listen and watch
Follow-up Activity: drawing a picture and talk about it; writing down individual words, role play, singing

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