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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
The Art of Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
The course aimed to develop the knowledge and practical skills which are required to teach foreign languages to young learners. It was designed to be completed in four weeks covering a range of topics such as, characteristics of children, some principles of teaching and learning foreign languages, effective tasks for young learners, the interaction between language and culture and how to plan a lesson. It involved reading, watching videos, discussing and reflecting.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Susana Liruso
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the developmental traits of children between ages 4 and 12.
- Demonstrate understanding of foundational notions of language teaching through the planning of a full lesson and the design of tasks for intercultural understanding.
- Reflect on various aspects of the teaching of foreign languages to young learners.
- Engage with children in a creative way.
Syllabus
- Characterising a young learner
- Foreign language teaching: pedagogical foundations and methodological considerations
- Fostering intercultural understanding through multimodal communication
- Designing contextualised instruction: lesson planning, tasks, strategies and resources
Issued on 2nd February 2019
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