TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO YOUNG LEARNERS

Teachers of English as a Second/Foreign Language internationally often teach young learners aged 4 to 17. Students identify the characteristics of the child and adolescent second language learners, and examine current methods and approaches in teaching a second language to children and adolescents in the context of mainstream pedagogical theories and practices. As part of lesson plan writing and microteaching demonstrations, students create learning activities and tasks for children and adolescents who are English as a second or foreign language learners. Students also explore current English as a foreign language teaching frameworks, such as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Content-Based Instruction (CBI).