Level 5 Teaching English to Young Learners and Teenagers (TEYLT)

Course Overview

The level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners and Teenagers.

This is an assignment-based course only. To embark on it, students should be preferably TESOL trained or those with some teaching/tutoring experience. However, students with ‘GCSE’ level-equivalent qualification and have a strong interest in teaching will also be considered.

The most important thing is that students must be fluent in both oral and written English at the proficiency level. This 10 unit course will give you insights into how children learn language – both mother tongue and English. You will discover new ideas for activities for both young learners – aged 4 to 11 and teenagers -aged 12+.

You are assigned a personal tutor as soon as you enrol, who will give you help and guidance through the course, as well as mark your assignments and give you personal feedback.

Course Content

Unit 1

Why is it important to teach a second language? 

Unit 2

2.1 First language acquisition

2.2 When does language and communication begin?

2.3 Perception and production

2.4 Babbling

2.5 Reduplication

2.6 Semantic  development

2.7 Mean length of utterance

2.8  Telegraphic speech

2.9 Moth/parent role

2.10 Summary

Unit 3

How young learners learn Languages

3.1 Basic principals

3.2 Do’s and don’ts

3.3 Teaching teenagers

3.4 Teaching on holiday courses

Unit 4

Stories and Speaking activities

4.1 Pair work and group work

4.2 Practical activities

Unit 5

Writing Activities

5.1 Writing activities

Unit 6

Songs, Rhymes and Chants

Unit 7

Discovery Activities

Unit 8

Vocabulary Building

8.1 Building vocabulary

8.2 Practical activities for vocabulary

Unit 9

Games, Puzzles and Quizzes

Unit 10

The Syllabus

10.1 What a course book can do and what a teacher can often do better

10.2 Choosing a course book

10.3 Increasing the real interaction and communication offered by  a course book

10.4 Pacing your progress through the book