Certificate of Achievement

Amal Araia Ghebray

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

Michael Bibby

English Global Product Manager

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 25th May 2020

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Free online course:

English in Early Childhood: Language Learning and Development

British Council