Teaching Young English Learners in the Primary Grades (Ages 4-7)
LING-40124
This TEYL course is designed for elementary school ESL/EFL teachers for ages 4-7.
Learn the essential concepts, theories, and activities that are age appropriate and used by successful ESL/EFL teachers around the world.
Young children learn best while using their hands, eyes, and ears, so all activities will incorporate activites involving the phsical world such as:
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songs
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stories
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rhymes
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games
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drawing and colors
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kinesthetic activities
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phonics
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technology
Learn how to construct a typical lesson plan with:
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warm-ups
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pre-activities
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body and closing techniques
You will also learn effective assessments to evaluate learner success.
Course Information
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
English for Primary Teachers 1st
by Mary Slattery & Jane Willis
ISBN / ASIN: 9780194375627
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 1/10/2025
- Early Enrollment Discount: $475 ($500 if enrolled after 11/18/2024)
Schedule:
Instructor:
Jessica Quinn
Jessica Quinn has been an ESL instructor for the English Language Institute (ELI) at UC San Diego Extension since June 2011. She attended UCLA and San Diego State University, where she earned a master's in applied linguistics, before beginning her career teaching at several community colleges and intensive English programs in the San Diego area. She has taught ESL in California and abroad at all levels and in all skill areas, including reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as grammar, vocabulary and test preparation. In addition to her experience teaching ESL, Quinn has worked with native and non-native English-speaking children in both professional and volunteer capacities. She has created curricula for classroom use, book club materials, and tutor-training guides, and she enjoys volunteering in her local community.
