Midterm EYL

Name : Afin Puapita R

NIM : 2109180033

Class : 2C

English for Young Learner

Young learner i a cacth-all for student who are not yet adults. And here are more about young learner.

Characteristics of young learner in learning language :

1.       Individual Attention

It is really Important for taecher to give an individual attention for young learner. By talking with them or asking them about some vocabulary. It can be done in some activities suc as class journal, pre-activity, or some small circle.

2.       Attention Span

Children are very difficult to keep their attention for to long . And the durations are different accrding to their ages. The duration for young learner are about 15 to 30 minutes. So the teacher have to work as hard as possible so that children keep their attentions to the teacher.

Ways to teach language for young learner :

1.       Listening and speaking language are more prioritized than reading and writing.

2.       When teaching the new concept, make sure to relate it to what they already know in their own language.

3.       Use English as much as possible.

4.       Teacher’s main goal is to make sure the student undestand the language they are being taught.

5.       Allow the children to use their first language, then give the English version of what thei said.

6.       When they understand, then the next aim is to make them can produce the language.

7.       Star with simple vocabularies.

8.       Learn and memorize it slowly with much reapetitions.

9.        The next step is to move to sentences, and make sure the children understand the language.

10.   Make some good routines.

11.   Use body language

12.   Use games, involve the children in it, and make it fun.

13.   Use song to increase children’s abilities in vocabulary and grammar of language even without trying.

Class Management and Atmosphere

1.       Ideal Teacher

Every student have their favorite teacher. Such as teacher who has a beautiful smile, or teacher who lively , or techer who is really patient.  Those are personalities that not everyone can have. But it does’t mean techer who does’n have those personalities can’t be a good teacher. They can improve in their abilities and attitude.

a.       Abbilities: Even if you are not an expert but at least you can sing or play music to make your class more enjoyeble.

b.      Attitude: You sould be fair to all of the student and not prioritize one above another.

2.       Helping the children to feel secure

Make the children to feel secure and confortable in the class.

a.       Make them feel secure when they know that you ere in charge in their class.

b.      Repect  the students

c.       Let them make a mistake, don’t correct them as long as it is not in language exercises, and tell them not to be affraid of doing something wrong because everyone can make a mistake.

d.      Having some good routines.

e.      Give them some responsibility for doing practical job in classroom.

f.        Don’t make an organized competition.

g.       Avoiding for giving a physical prize.

h.      Don’t give childrens english name.

3.     The Physical

Children will respond well when they are familar with their surrounding. The teacher can make some English Corner if the place are not that wide, they can put some shelf to put books, or things that can be used in learning language, and children can participate to decorate it by puting what they like or what they bring from home such us small plant, post card, or some colorful pins. Make the corner beautiful, and comfortable for children to play there.

4.       Arranging the desk

a.        In arrangement A, the teachers can arrange the desk by four desks per group that make it’s easy for a group work,  and leaving the space in the middle than can help the teachers to reach every students.

b.      For arrangement B, the students sit sepatarely and they can only see the back of one who sit in front of them, so it is not suitable in language class.

c.        The last arrangement is similar to arrangement B but a bit more flexible and there are more space for teachers to move

5.       Grouping the children

The teachers can group the YL in pair or with group as needed.

a.        Pairwork can be made by pairing with their deskmate. It can be made as a routine.

b.      Groupwork can be made for activities that need more people, when the students are not used for groupwork we can introduce them little by little through teaching learning. 

6.      Classroom Language

The language is used as much as possible during the class, and to make it easier to understand the teacher can use the tool that can be found in the class and make some coversation where they can develop their language in comunicating and learn more expression in the foreign language.

Teaching Listening and Speaking

1.      Listening

Children Should listen as much as possible when learning English. It can be done by playing some English Recording or Video to help them to practice more.

2.      Speaking

Using some patern to practice their speaking skill, and make them to repeat what the teacher said. It can also use dialogue that they can use in daily life.