English for Teaching Children (EFTC)

(Cricos CODE 061057M)

Course Information
This course will help you develop an awareness of issues and practices related to teaching English to young learners. You will learn skills to develop classroom activities and organisational skills for teaching English to young learners. This course is perfect for those wanting to learn the skills necessary to teach English to young learners or those wanting to study viva College's Certificate IV in TESOL.

Course Content
Develop an awareness of issues and practices related to teaching English to young learners. Develop classroom presentation and organizational skills for teaching English to young learners 

Entry Requirements
Successful completion of 4 weeks at Viva College's Intermediate Level OR
Successfully complete the Level Placement Test conducted on the first day at Orientation or on Wednesdays at 3.00pm.

Course Length
4 weeks

Recommended Start dates
30th March, 25th May, 20th July, 14th September, 9th November

Sample Timetable:

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English for Teaching Children Sample Timetable

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
9:45–11:00

Warmer/Filler

Vocabulary & Grammar 1

  • Flashcard ideas
  • Vocabulary networks

Warmer/Filler

Classroom management & organization 3: Mistakes, errors & correction

  • What is an error?
  • Checking for understanding
  • Correction beanstalk

    (Vale & Feunteun p.139)

Speaking 3: Story building

The Three Little Pigs (Phillips p.40)

Speaking 4: Class Surveys

  • Collaborative class surveys
  • Transfer surveys

(Cant & Superfine p.18)

Warmer/Filler

Vocabulary & Grammar 2

  • Guess the words
  • A very long sentence

(Phillips p.71,p. 72)
Break
11:45–12:45

Classroom management & organization 2: Problem solving

  • Advice & techniques (Paul p.124)

Speaking 1: Simple speaking activities

  • Language chunks
  • Question forms
  • Tenses

    (Phillips p.35)

Teaching Practice & Reflection
Vocabulary & grammar

Pronunciation 2

  • games
  • songs
  • chants

(Phillips p.94, Cant & Superfine p.23)

Teaching Practice & Reflection

Speaking
Break
1:45–3:45

The Learning Environment 3 Lesson Materials & Equipment:
Discussion (Paul 114)

  • Course books
  • Worksheets
  • Workbooks
  • Notebooks
  • Supplementary books
  • Penmanship books...

Speaking 2: Information Gap & Survey techniques (Phillips p.36-38)

Teaching Practice & Reflection

Listening - storytelling, TPR

Action Games

  • Traditional games

(Cant & Superfine p.18)

Teaching Practice & Reflection

Vocabulary & grammar

Guided Self-Study/Teacher Consultation

Review of the week & TP preparation

Guided Self-Study/Teacher Consultation

Review of the week & TP preparation