coloquio

1. Alumna: Gisela Restivo
Ciudad: Comodoro Rivadavia
TALLER DE PRACTICA
DOCENTE
INSTITUTO DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE CONTINUA
LENGUAS VIVAS BARILOCHE (A-052)
Profesorado de Inglés – Opción pedagógica a distancia

2. YOUNG LEARNERS… A BIG CHALLENGE

3. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG LEARNERS:
 Young learners learn in different ways. (by
listening, watching, imitating and doing)
 Visual resources help students to
understand.

4.  They feel comfortable with routines and
enjoy repetitions.
 They love playing and movement - Simon Says
 They have a short attention span- Provide variety of
activities
“Hello Song”

5.  They are pleased to
have teachers´
approval
 Limited reading and
writing skills in their
first language.
Capital letters

6. SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Communicative Approach
Communicating in English main goal.
During my practicum:
 English as the language of the class. (Greetings, instructions)
 Gestures and mime.
 Let students use Spanish. Recast what they say.

7. Children are like clay...they are
modelled by those who surround
them.

8. Conclusion:
The practicum let me discover
that, although young learners
are marvellous, I still prefer
working with adolescents...

9. RESOURCES:
 “ English for Primary Teachers”, Slattery and
Wills.
 “Success in English Teaching”, Pearse and
Davies