The name of this blog "The Teaching Corner of EFL" was chosen because in this blog many teachers and students will find very important, useful and productive information on how to teach English in a fun and beneficial way while their students learn English. language in an easier, faster and easier way.
This blog was created with the purpose of improving the way of teaching English as a foreign language and to develop the different skills that teachers can use when teaching their classes at the kindergarten level, specifically between 4 and 5 years of age. This corner is inspired to improve the teaching of students and to improve the way in which teachers teach their classes using different didactic resources that exist. In this blog you can find different activities that can be very beneficial for children with certain special needs such as intellectual and sensory deficits, syndromes, etc; moreover, here you can find many examples of activities that would be helpful in developing students' skills such as speaking, listening, and writing skills; These examples will help the teacher to make her classes more fun. In addition to that, most of the advice and recommendations detailed in this blog have been taken from the book Teaching English to Children by Wendy. A. Scott and Lisbeth H. Ytreberg.
Each chapter that this blog contains will be briefly described below:
If a teacher wants to know a little about the different topics that it is recommended to teach children between 5 and 6 years of age, he/she can find it in our syllabus.
In the lesson plans section the teacher will find the detailed topics in depth where we decided to include different activities, tasks and practices related to the topics mentioned above.
The Young Learner In this section of the blog, there is a table explaining the profiles of each child, for example, date of birth, age, likes, dislikes, medical illnesses, interests, among others; in other words, this chapter is about important information that teachers can get from their students.
The Class Managament and Atmosphere In this section, we will explain the management of the classroom both in terms of its atmosphere and materials, as well as how to treat our students. Suggestions will be given on how to organize our workplace to obtain the maximum amount of benefits possible.
Listening, Oral, Writing and Reading Work There are certain activities that we carry out to develop the four principal skills in our students. We will share our point of view about which activities may work in children between 5 and 6 years old; also, we will give some recommendations to adapt some of these according to the necessities of our students.
When things go wrong in class Here, we will explain some problems that can be seen during class, for example, when an activity does not work, when an activity is too difficult, when a class goes out of control, among others. The description of these problems can be very helpful for teachers to organize each activity properly.
- Special Education In this corner, we will provide information about some students who have disorders or syndromes such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, down syndrome, intellectual deficit, among others. Furthermore, we will provide some examples of activities that teachers can develop for these students and how teachers can manage these disorders in the classroom.
The tool of the trade in this section, the teacher will find an infographic that explains how we can use the different didactic resources applied to the different skills that can be developed when teaching a foreign language such as speaking, writing, and reading skills.
Compared to traditional teaching and 21st teaching As time goes by, the way of teaching and working with children has changed not only the tools and the access to them but also the characteristics of teachers. We will compare traditional and actual teachers.
Teaching Philosophy We want to share our thoughts about teaching English as a foreign language, sharing our experience, advice, and attitudes to the coming challenges in this beautiful profession.
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