Teaching Younger Learners Extension Course (TYLE)

This course will suit teachers who:

• have completed a Trinity Certificate in TESOL or equivalent and/or a Trinity Diploma or equivalent.
• are looking for a course which gives the more specific skills and in-depth knowledge necessary for teaching English to younger learners.
• need a boost of confidence before starting to teach younger learners for the first time

Why should I do the course?

Throughout the world, and especially in Spain, teaching younger learners (3-18) has become a key part of TEFL teachers’ remit. We often find ourselves teaching more children than adults. At the end of any certificate course, while trainees should feel confident about teaching adults, the same might not be said for teaching younger learners. Both ex-trainees and employers have identified a need for further, more specific training in this area.

We offer a short introductory course which gives you the skills you need to start teaching younger learners feeling well-prepared, confident and enthusiastic.

The course

The Teaching Younger Learners Extension Course (TYLE) covers key areas of methodology alongside practical applications and will leave you with an extensive range of ideas and activities to use in the classroom. You will end the course with the confidence you need to embark on your teaching career with younger learners. The course has been designed in close collaboration with a large number of employers and is targeted to give you exactly the skills they are looking for and that you need.

The TYLE course takes place over three days, the week following the Certificate course. It involves four and a half hours per day of workshops, discussions and video observations.

Course details

• Working with different age groups
• Classroom management and discipline issues
• Effective lesson planning
• Using coursebooks and other published material
• Affect, self-esteem and motivation
• Personalisation
• Teaching grammar and vocabulary
• Using music and song; video, DVD and multi-media
• Games and movement in the classroom
• Arts and crafts
• Using projects and portfolios
• English and the first language
• Drama, role-play and story telling
• The first day

Recommended pre-course reading

Children Learning English, Jayne Moon (Macmillan)

This is an excellent introduction to teaching younger learners and provides a good balance of theory as well as a great deal of practical ideas. The pre-reading is not required for the course but recommmended.

Certificates

Upon successful completion you will receive a certificate to present to potential employers detailing the areas covered and the skills gained.

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