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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
English in Early Childhood: Language Learning and Development
British Council and Learning Time with Timmy - British Council
This course looked at how very young children learn English as an additional language and how teachers and parents can help children progress.
6 weeks, 2 hours per week
Anna Searle
Director, English Language
British Council
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Investigate how children learn and how they acquire language.
- Discuss the importance of play and look at language development opportunities.
- Reflect on ways to communicate effectively with young children.
- Explore meaningful learning and developing language in context.
- Demonstrate the connection between learning and a child’s well-being.
- Identify ways to support and challenge children, and measure their progress.
Syllabus
How children learn
- Early childhood development
- Children and language acquisition
Learning through play
- The importance of play
- Creating the right environment for play
- Developing language through play
How to talk to young children
- Encouraging emotional development
- Developing language through interactions
Learning: English and everything
- Developing the whole child
- Learning English in context
- Guiding the learning experience
Positive relationships and enabling environments
- Helping children feel safe and happy
- The importance of knowing the child well
Watching children learn
- Every child is unique
- Observation
- Assessment in the early years
- Planning: building on what children can do
Issued on 2nd December 2016
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