Syllabus
- individualized selection of English teaching principles
- discussion and subsequent adjustment of the selection of principles
- presentation of partial results of work in seminars
- essay preparation
- creation of an observation sheet
- preparation for observation
- observation
- reflection of observation
- completing the final project
Annotation
The course aims at helping the students to synthesize pieces of theoretical knowledge on ELT methodology they have assembled throughout the study program, to deepen them, and to become aware of and explicitly form their individual approach to teaching English to young learners. The course guides the participants through the process of writing their final project, which represents the author's emerging personal approach to teaching English to young learners.
The final project has the form of a professional portfolio and it contains the following components: 1. An essay entitled 'Seven essential principles for teaching English to young learners’ 2.
Observation forms and synthesis of observations 3. Items selected by the author.