Teaching English to Young Learners Assignment

Hi jesst

I am also stuck on question 4,5 and 6 of the same assignment.

Can you please help as you have now passed. 

Thank you for the responces!  I've passed the assignment!

@ErinLeeds: I'm great, I've turned in my assignment and it was passed!  Kara has responded to my email.  Thank you for offering your help :)

Hi,

I had awful trouble with this question - it was the only one I had to re-do.  I asked for help and didn't get any, so I re-did it on my own and passed.  When it says follow the lesson plan, do just that. Stages 2-7 are revision, games to revise the new stuff taught in the model lesson ( I found this hard as there is very little new stuff actually taught in the model lesson, whereas the model lesson itself draws on a lot more content).  I had a problem with the fact that stage 4 says 'revise homework' but the model lesson doesn't set any homework - so if it is a follow on lesson, technically there is no homework to revise.  In the end I stopped being so picky and just went with the format, changing the games and activities.  keep the new words really simple and easy to explain.

I think this question is difficult because in the rest of the course you need to produce something much more complicated and structured.  For young learners it is rather the opposite. 

Hi Jess!
How are you?

I'm sorry to see you've been having difficulties with your young learner’s assignment.
The lovely Kara from our TEFL helpdesk will have been away from her desk at the weekend which is likely to be the reason you haven't heard back from her, I'll pop her a message just to double check she's seen your email.

I've actually had to moderate your post unfortunately,  (I can totally appreciate you were in search of some help but we need to make sure the people who are yet to attempt this module don't have an unfair advantage by getting the chance to look at your work!)

I'm just wondering how you're getting on with this module now?

If you're still having trouble I'd be more than happy to arrange a phone call if this would be more convenient?

Just pop me a message and I'd be happy to help!

Thanks Briona. I have taken what you've suggested into account.  I already submitted my assignment and will update.

Trying to read this on a netbook is pretty challenging so apologies if I have misunderstood anything!

Being asked to write a plan similar in style to the model does not mean copying points 1-7 word for word. When teaching YLs we tend to use the same format in each lesson but we alter the content. So the format of this lesson is greetings (which I would use word for word), game, vocab, check homework, activity, vocab, TPR (total physical response) game. You should use the same format but, with the exception of point 1 (greetings), change the content, e.g., revise different vocab.

You need to change your assumptions and anticipated problems as students HAVE previously been introduced to double letter sounds.

The other comment I'd make is about the complexity of the words you've chosen. You need to remember that (a) you are teaching beginners and (b) you are teaching children. Last week they were learning 'bee', 'boy' and 'car' and this week you are trying to teach them 'stain', 'swirl' and 'coach'! Children will get the concept of 'bee' and 'boy' but how are you going to explain 'swirl' to them?! When teaching phonics you need to keep the words as simple as possible. Try to use single syllable words that you could draw pictures of, e.g., 'rain'.