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2015_IATEFL_YLTSIG

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Teaching EFL to Young Learners

The IATEFL YLTSIG EVO 2015 sessions will examine teaching English to Young Learners and Teens from around the world using using storytelling and drama, games, and action songs.

 

Target Audience

These sessions are designed for all those involved in teaching young learners and teens irrespective of context or degree of experience. Participants will be expected to have the basic skills necessary to facilitate communication via an online discussion group.

 

Sponsor

IATEFL YLT SIG

 

 

Syllabus

 

Weekly Outline

 

By the end of this workshop, participants will have

 

  • brainstormed and discussed topical issues of concern in teaching YLTs around the world

  • discussed methods of teaching young learners via storytelling and drama, games, actions songs, and arts and craft

  • created activities using storytelling and drama, games, action songs, and arts and craft.

 

 

Week 1  (Jan 12 - 18, 2015) Getting Acquainted - Nellie Deutsch

 

During week 1 of the course, participants will

 

  • join the meeting places

  • get acquainted with the other members

  • learn to navigate the group environments

  • get a general view of the topics for weeks 2-5

  • brainstorm and discuss topical issues of concern in teaching YLTs around the world

 

 

Week 2  (Jan 19 - 25, 2015) Storytelling and Drama - To be announced

 

During week 2 of the course, participants will:

 

  • discuss theories of teaching and learning English language skills via storytelling and drama

  • discuss storytelling and drama in the YLT classroom

  • consider the benefits and challenges involved in using storytelling and drama

  • create activities that involve storytelling and drama

 

 

Week 3    (Jan 26 - February 1, 2015) Games - Lou McLaughlin

 

During week 3 of the course, participants will

 

  • discuss theories of teaching and learning English language skills via games

  • discuss games in the YLT classroom

  • consider the benefits and challenges involved in using games

  • create activities that involve games

 

 

Week 4     (Feb 2 - 8, 2015) Action Songs - Charles Goodger

 

During week 4, participants will

 

  • discuss theories of teaching and learning English language skills via action songs

  • discuss action songs in the YLT classroom

  • consider the benefits and challenges involved in using action songs

  • create activities that involve action songs

 

 

Week 5     (Feb 9 -15, 2015) Showcase and Reflections

 

During week 5, participants will:

 

Showcase their reflections using blog posts, presentations, and video tutorials.

 

 

Media: WizIQ for the asynchronous and synchronous learning environments

 

  • Interactive space: WizIQ coursefeed discussion forums

  • Content space: WizIQ content library for IATEFL YLTSIG

  • Live meeting space: WizIQ

 

 

Technology:

 

Power Points presentations, Video tutorials using movenote and screencast-o-matic, blogs to reflect and share.

 

Moderators:

 

Fill in the table for all session moderators and co-moderators. You can change or add to the list later. Co-moderators are expected to take part in the training session along with moderators.

 

Name (last, first)

Email address

Location 

Biodata (not more than 50 words)  

Charles Goodger


goodger.charles@gmail.com

Italy

Charles Goodger is an English teacher, musician, teacher trainer, digital materials writer, playwright, songwriter and entrepreneur.

He is committed to helping teachers use action songs effectively in the classroom. He believes in the emotional power of music and movement to enhance the learning process. Goodger’s action songs are now used in schools in over 120 countries around the world.


 


McLaughlin, Lou


lniclochlainn@gmail.com

Ireland

Dr Lou McLaughlin works as College Director and YL ELT Consultant & Teacher Trainer. She has been working in the field of ELT for nearly 20 years as teacher, trainer, researcher and Director. Her areas of interest are YL teacher training, teacher cognitions & vocabulary learning.

Nellie Deutsch

nellie.muller.deutsch@gmail.com

Canada

Dr. Nellie Deutsch works as an EFL teacher at a community college and teacher trainer at a teachers' college. She also teaches leadership fully online in a graduate program at Atlantic University. She taught English in high school for over 30 years. In addition to her paid jobs, she mentors educators on how to integrate technology into face-to-face, blended, and fully online courses. She organizes MOOCs, online conferences (Connecting Online and Moodle MOOTs), and other online events such as Fall and Spring Blog Festivals. She has been integrating technology into my EFL classes since the early 90s. She's passionate about using technologies such Movenote, Slidespeech, Screencast-o-matic, and google drive to promote teaching as a way to learn. She uses Moodle for her face-to-face, fully online, and blended online courses. 

 

 

 

 

How to join this session

 

To join this group:

 

From January 5 to 11:

 

  1. Go to: http://moodle4teachers.org/course/view.php?id=61
  2. Create a new account on the site.
  3. Confirm the account in your email.                                                                       
  4. Click on "Enrol in this Group".  

 

 

The action starts on January 12, 2015!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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