Introduction to Teaching English: Overview of teaching English as a second language (ESL) or foreign language (EFL) to elementary school students. Understanding the importance of English language proficiency for communication, academic success, and future opportunities.
Language Skills Development: Strategies for developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Understanding the progression of language development in elementary school students and designing activities to promote language proficiency.
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Introduction to communicative language teaching (CLT) approaches for promoting communicative competence in English. Designing interactive and student-centered activities that focus on meaningful communication and language use.
Vocabulary Development: Techniques for teaching vocabulary to elementary school students. Incorporating vocabulary-building activities, games, and strategies to enhance students' lexical knowledge and fluency.
Grammar Instruction: Approaches to teaching grammar in context and meaningfully. Integrating grammar instruction into communicative activities and language tasks to promote understanding and usage of grammatical structures.
Reading Comprehension Strategies: Teaching reading comprehension skills to elementary school students. Implementing strategies such as pre-reading activities, predicting, skimming, scanning, and post-reading discussions to enhance reading comprehension.
Writing Skills Development: Supporting students in developing writing skills in English. Providing opportunities for writing practice, creative expression, and skill development through guided writing activities, journaling, and collaborative writing projects.
Listening and Speaking Activities: Designing listening and speaking activities for elementary school students. Incorporating authentic listening materials, such as songs, stories, and podcasts, and providing opportunities for oral communication and interaction.