Teach International’s ‘Teaching English to Children’ Elective Table of Contents Notes for the Teacher ......................................................................................... 3 UNIT 1 – A Recent History of Language Teaching ............................................... 4 Discussion Activity – Unit 1 ............................................................................................... 4 Grammar-Based Approaches ............................................................................................. 5 Activity Unit 1 ................................................................................................................. 6 UNIT 2 – Towards an Interactional Approach ..................................................... 7 Discussion Activity – Unit 2 ............................................................................................... 7 The Relationship between Learning and Development .......................................................... 8 When Instructed Grammar Helps ..................................................................................... 10 Learning Strategies ........................................................................................................ 11 Activity Unit 2 ............................................................................................................... 14 UNIT 3 – Integrating Skills ............................................................................... 15 Discussion Activity – Unit 3 ............................................................................................. 15 Integrating the Four Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing .................................. 17 Activity Unit 3 ............................................................................................................... 19 UNIT 4 – The Affective Domain ......................................................................... 20 Discussion Activity – Unit 4 ............................................................................................. 20 Attitudes ...................................................................................................................... 21 Motivation .................................................................................................................... 21 Level of Anxiety ............................................................................................................ 22 Activity Unit 4 ............................................................................................................... 23 UNIT 5 – The Total Physical Response Approach to Teaching ........................... 24 Discussion Activity – Unit 5 ............................................................................................. 24 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 25 Examples ..................................................................................................................... 26 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 27 Activity Unit 5 ............................................................................................................... 28 UNIT 6 – The Natural / Communicative Approach ............................................. 29 Discussion Activity – Unit 6 ............................................................................................. 29 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 30 The Comprehension Stage .............................................................................................. 35 The Early Speech Production Stage .................................................................................. 37 Further Speech Emergence Activities ............................................................................... 39 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 43 Activity Unit 6 ............................................................................................................... 44 UNIT 7 – Jazz Chants, Music and Poetry for the Children .................................. 45 Discussion Activity – Unit 7 ............................................................................................. 45 Jazz Chants .................................................................................................................. 46 Music ........................................................................................................................... 49 Poetry .......................................................................................................................... 54 Activity Unit 7 ............................................................................................................... 57 Teaching English to Children 1 www.teachinternational.com © Teach International PTY Ltd. 2003-2013 UNIT 8 – Storytelling, Role-play and Drama ...................................................... 58 Discussion Activity – Unit 8 ............................................................................................. 58 Warm-up Activities ........................................................................................................ 59 Storytelling ................................................................................................................... 59 Role-Play and Drama ..................................................................................................... 60 Drama ......................................................................................................................... 62 Activity Unit 8 ............................................................................................................... 63 UNIT 9 – Games ................................................................................................ 64 Discussion Activity – Unit 9 ............................................................................................. 64 Board-Advancing Games ................................................................................................ 65 Word Focus Games ........................................................................................................ 65 Treasure Hunts ............................................................................................................. 65 Guessing Games ........................................................................................................... 66 Activity Unit 9 ............................................................................................................... 66 UNIT 10 – Promoting Literacy – Reading and Writing in the ESL Classroom ..... 67 Discussion Activity – Unit 10 ........................................................................................... 67 The Language Experience Approach ................................................................................. 68 Literature-Based Curriculum ........................................................................................... 69 Reading Activities .......................................................................................................... 71 Individual Projects and Activities ..................................................................................... 72 Summary ..................................................................................................................... 73 Activity Unit 10 ............................................................................................................. 74 UNIT 11 – Affective Activities ........................................................................... 75 Discussion Activity – Unit 11 ........................................................................................... 75 Background Information ................................................................................................. 76 Preparation of the Students ............................................................................................ 77 Suggested Activities ....................................................................................................... 78 Activity Unit 11 ............................................................................................................. 79 UNIT 12 – Placement and Evaluation ................................................................ 80 Discussion Activity – Unit 12 ........................................................................................... 80 Beginning Students ........................................................................................................ 81 Intermediate Students ................................................................................................... 82 Advanced Students ........................................................................................................ 82 Activity Unit 12 ............................................................................................................. 83 Final Activities ............................................................................................................... 83 Teaching English to Children 2 www.teachinternational.com © Teach International PTY Ltd. 2003-2013 Notes for the