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

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Hoang Thi Nhat Tam tamhoang@hcmussh.edu.vn

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)