TEACHING ENGLISH

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TEACHING ENGLISH TO CHILDREN
Author unknown.
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MASOUD HASHEMI
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Why do we teach children a new language ?
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• A better new world
• A better picture of the language
• Show them that learning a language is a piece of
  a cake
• Provide a smooth path to progress
• Let them use their mind ( creativity )
• Enjoy their free time not waste it
• English is a medium for accessing modern sciences
• To make money
• .

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To teach English to children

• You must be patient
• You must love children
• Understand the individual differences
• Encourage Encourage Encourage
• Motivate motivate motivate
• Let them see the beautiful aspects of language
• Let them love you and THE NEW LANGUAGE
• You must know the techniques
• Get started soon

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OUR LEARNERS
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AGES 6 TO 9
THE FIRST YEAR OF SCHOOLING
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HIGHLY MOTIVATED
ENERGETIC
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SPONGES TO ABSORB
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INDIVIDUAL DIFFRENCES
Various backgrounds
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TEACHER'S ROLE
CLASS ARRANGEMENT
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MAKE LEARNING ENJOYABLE
HELP THEM FIND THE PATH TO LEARNING
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MOTIVATE DON'T TEACH
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Ready to imitate and participate
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Ready to act
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Group performance
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Correct them don't frustrate
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They love their own toys
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They learn from their envornment
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They are competitive
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A brief history of language teaching methods
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GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHODCLASSICAL METHOD

• TEACHING LATIN AND GREEK
• LITERATURE
• MENTAL DISCIPLINE
• READING AND WRITING
• TRANSLATION
• MEMORIZATION OF LONG LISTS
• GRAMMAR DEDUCTIVELY AND EXPLICITLY
• ACCURACY
• NATIVE LANGUAGE (MOTEHR TONGUE)
• COMMUNICATION NOY IMPORTANT

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THE DIRECT METHOD

• TARGET LANGUAGE
• NO TRANSLATION
• EVERY DAY VOCAB AND SENTENCES
• ORAL COMMUNICATION
• TEACHING INDUCTIVELY AND IMPLICITLY
• ORAL PRESENTATION OF MATERIALS
• USING OBJECTS , DEMONSTRATION , AND PICTURES ,
  ASSOCIATION IN TEACHING
• SPEECH AND LISTENING
• CORRECT PRONUNCIATION AND GRAMMAR

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THE AUDIO-LINGUAL METHODARMY METHOD

• USA ( WORLD WAR II )
• DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS
• BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
• CONTEXT
• NATIVE AND TARGET LANGUAGES DIFFERENT
• MODELLING
• HABIT FORMATION
• AVOID ERRORS
• SLOTS IN SENTENCES
• PATTERN PRACTICE
• OVERLEARNING ( ANSWER AUTOMATICALLY )
• MOTHER AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING ARE THE SAME
• NATURAL ORDER
• EVERYDAY SPEECH IS CULTURE NOT JUST LITERATURE
  AND ART
• TEACHER ORCHESRTA LEADER
• INDUCTIVE TEACHING
• CHAIN DRILLS
• QUSETION AND ANSWER
• MEMORIZATION OF DAILOGUES AND ROLE PLAY

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SUGGESTOPEDIA

• ( GEORGI LOZANOV)
• PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIER
• PERIPEHRAL LEARNIN
• PSEUDO-PASSIVE STATE
• NOVELTY IN TEACHIGN AND LEARNING
• INFANTILIZATION
• CLASS ARRANGEMENT
• VOVABULARY AND SPAEKING
• MUSIC AND FILM
• ROLE PLAY

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SILENT WAY

• CALEB CATTEGNO
• SILENCE
• USING CHARTS AND PHOTOS
• AUTONOMY
• INNER CRITERIA
• STUDENTS PERCEPTION
• SELF-CORRECTION
• LEARNING TAKES PLACE AS WE SLEEP

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COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LEARNING

• CHARLES A . CURRAN
• RELATIONSHIP OF STUDENTS
• COUNCELLING LEARNING
• ADULTS
• CLOSE RELATIONSHIP OF TEACHER AND LEARNER
• NONDEFENSIVE MANNER
• SECURITY
• EXPRESSING THEMSELVES
• TEACHER AND LEARNER TRUST EACH OTHER

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TOTLA PHYSICAL RESPONSE ( TPR )

• JAMES ASHER
• (COMPREHENSION APPROACH)
• LISTENING COMPREHENSION
• HOW CHILDREN ACQUIRE THEIR MOTHER TONGUE
• KRACHEN AND TERRELL NATURAL APPROACH
• LISTENING TO TAPE AND COMMAND AND ACTING
  PHYSICALLY
• USING REAL OBJECTS AND PHOTOS
• VIDEO AND SONG
• MUSIC
• MEANING THROUGH ACTIONS
• RIGHT HEMISPHERE OF THE BRAIN IS ADDRESSED ( THE
  NON-VERBAL PART)
• USING IMPERATIVE SENTENCES DIRECT STUDENTS
  BEHAVIOR
• UNDERSTANDING BEFORE SPEAKING
• OBSERVING ACTION AND PERFORMING THEM
• FEELING SUCCESSFUL IS IMPORTANT
• LANGUAGE LEARNING IS FUN
• LOW ANXIETY
• CORRECTION AVOIDED
• SPEAKIGN AND PRONUNCIATION THAN READING AND
  WRITING

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TEACHING MATERIALSand resources

• START WITH ENGLISH
• MAGIC MUSIC MAN
• GET READY
• MAGIC ENGLISH
• CHATTER BOX
• Lets Learn English

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SOME TEACHING TIPS

• GREETING
• USING SIMPLE ENGLISH
• DRAWING AND COLORING
• LISTENING TO MUSIC
• BACKGROUND MUSIC
• SONGS
• CARTOONS AND FILMS
• START FROM THE CLASS ATMOSPEHER
• SPEAK CLEARLY AND CONCISELY
• PAY ATTENTION TO POOR STUDENTS
• USING CASETTE / CDS FOR MODELLING
• USING THE BOARD
• USE THE TEACHERS BOOK

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SOME TEACHING TIPS

• PANTOMIME AND ROLE PLAY
• USING REAL OBJECTS
• REPETITION AND DOING ACTIONS
• READING ALOUD
• USING ENJOYABLE GAMES
• INVITE A GOOD STUDENT TO PERFORM
• OBSERVE OTHER SUCCESSFUL CLASSES
• KEEP UP-TO DATE
• SEATING ARRANGEMENT
• A SENSE OF HUMOR
• CALL THEM BY THEIR FIRST NAMES
• GIVING ENGLISH FIRST NAMES TO THE PUPILS
• RECORDING THEIR VOICE
• DONT RUSH
• BUDGET YOUR TIME

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SOME TEACHING TIPS

• CALL THEIR NAMES
• FINAL EXAM NOT TOO SERIOUS BUT ORALLY
• CHECK THEIR WORK REGULARLY
• HAVE A VIDEO-RECORDING OF YOUR CLASS
• GIVE THEM BREAK
• DONT MISS THE FIRST DAY OF THE CLASS
• MAKE FRIEND WITH YOUR CLASS
• BE WELL-DRESSED
• USE VISUAL AIDS
• TEACH 45 TO 60 MIN
• BE PUNCTUAL

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Remember
We Learn Teaching By Teaching