EYL COURSE SYLLABUS 2012.docx
COURSE SYLLABUS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PROGRAM
INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
===============================================================
Course Title:
English for Young Learners
Total Credit:
3
Semester/Class:
2/B (Postgraduate Program)
Day/Time/Room:
Thursday, 07.00-09.30/04.073
Instructor:
Dr. Didi Sukyadi, MA
Course Description
This course is aimed to provide you an opportunity to explore basic principles of teaching
English to Young Learners (EYL), to understand what is going on in EYL classrooms in
Indonesia, and to acquire skills of teaching English to Young Learners. You will read some
readings concerning the basic principles of teaching EYL, do individual presentation, prepare
a lesson plan, and do the peer teaching. In addition, you will also be required to carry out a
small-scale study in the field of EYL.
Course Objective
At the end of the course, the course participants are expected to be able to:
1) identify the basic principles of teaching English to Young Learners.
2) comprehend the practice of teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia.
3) plan and teach EYL classes
Assessment
Assessment will be based on:
1) Critical review (20%)
2) Mid term test: essay (20%)
3) Small scale EYL research based paper (RBP) (60%)
A+ 98-100%
A 95-97%
A- 90-94%
B+ 85-89%
B 80-84%
B- 75-79%
C+ 70-74%
C 65-69%
C- 60-64%
D+ 55-59%
D 50-54%
F
below 50%
TENTATIVE TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES
Sessio
n
1.
Date
Topics
Activities
References
02/02/12
2.
09/02/12
16/02/12
Discussion
Discussion
3.
23/02/12
Introduction, topic
assignment and
grouping
Perspectives on EYL
Practice of EYL in
Indonesia
Children learning a
foreign language
Individual
presentation
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:1-19)
The child as a language
learner
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:1-18)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
01/03/12
08/03/12
15/03/12
22/03/12
29/03/12
05/04/12
12/04/12
19/04/12
12.
26/04/12
13.
03/05/12
Working with young
language learners
Individual
presentation.
Halliwell, Susan
(1992:3-8)
Identifying priorities
and their implication
Learning language
through tasks and
activities
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
Halliwell, Susan
(1992:9-18)
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:21-35)
Learning through
stories
Learning words
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:159-175)
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:73-95)
Learning grammar
Theme based teaching
and learning
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:96-121)
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:180-197)
Lesson planning and
classroom management
Individual
presentation.
Brewster, Jean
and Gail Ellis
with denis Girard,
(2003: 218-231)
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:21-44)
Teaching speaking
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:45-67)
Teaching reading
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:68-95)
Teaching writing
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
UTS
Teaching listening
Games and songs
Assessing young
learners
Individual
presentation.
Peer teaching 1
Peer teaching 2
Peer teaching 3
Peer teaching 4
Peer teaching 5
Peer teaching 6
Everybody prepares
lesson plan and do a
30-minute peer
teaching concerning
relevant topics from
available sources.
Brewster, Jean
and Gail Ellis
with denis Girard,
(2003: 151-203)
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:137-162
Cameron, Lynee
(2001:214-240)
Halliwell, Susan,
1992: 41-95, 145161,
Wright, Andrew,
1995, etc.
14.
10/05/12
15.
17/05/12
16.
24/05/12
17.
31/05/201
2
14/06/201
2
18.
Peer teaching 7
Peer teaching 8
Peer teaching 9
Peer teaching 10
Peer teaching 11
Peer teaching 12
Paper submission
Everybody should
submit a researchbased paper of about
15 pages, singlespace, Times New
Roman 12, left
margin 3 cm, top,
bottom, and right 2.5
cm, with abstract
and keywords. Be on
time
Paper correction
Grade notification and
remedial
References:
Brewster, Jean and Gail Ellis with Denis Girard 1992. The Primary English Teacher’s Guide.
Essex, Penguin English.
Cameron, Lynne 2001. Teaching English to Young Learners. Cambridge. Cambridge
University Press.
Halliwell, Susan. 1992. Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Edinburgh: Pearson
Education Limited.
Linse, caroline T. 2005. Practical English Language Teaching Young Learners. Newy York:
McGraw-Hill.
Paul, David. 2003. Teaching English to Children in Asia. Hong Kong: Longman Asia Ltd.
Wirght, Andrew. 1995. Storytelling with Children. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PROGRAM
INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
===============================================================
Course Title:
English for Young Learners
Total Credit:
3
Semester/Class:
2/B (Postgraduate Program)
Day/Time/Room:
Thursday, 07.00-09.30/04.073
Instructor:
Dr. Didi Sukyadi, MA
Course Description
This course is aimed to provide you an opportunity to explore basic principles of teaching
English to Young Learners (EYL), to understand what is going on in EYL classrooms in
Indonesia, and to acquire skills of teaching English to Young Learners. You will read some
readings concerning the basic principles of teaching EYL, do individual presentation, prepare
a lesson plan, and do the peer teaching. In addition, you will also be required to carry out a
small-scale study in the field of EYL.
Course Objective
At the end of the course, the course participants are expected to be able to:
1) identify the basic principles of teaching English to Young Learners.
2) comprehend the practice of teaching English to Young Learners in Indonesia.
3) plan and teach EYL classes
Assessment
Assessment will be based on:
1) Critical review (20%)
2) Mid term test: essay (20%)
3) Small scale EYL research based paper (RBP) (60%)
A+ 98-100%
A 95-97%
A- 90-94%
B+ 85-89%
B 80-84%
B- 75-79%
C+ 70-74%
C 65-69%
C- 60-64%
D+ 55-59%
D 50-54%
F
below 50%
TENTATIVE TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES
Sessio
n
1.
Date
Topics
Activities
References
02/02/12
2.
09/02/12
16/02/12
Discussion
Discussion
3.
23/02/12
Introduction, topic
assignment and
grouping
Perspectives on EYL
Practice of EYL in
Indonesia
Children learning a
foreign language
Individual
presentation
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:1-19)
The child as a language
learner
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:1-18)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
01/03/12
08/03/12
15/03/12
22/03/12
29/03/12
05/04/12
12/04/12
19/04/12
12.
26/04/12
13.
03/05/12
Working with young
language learners
Individual
presentation.
Halliwell, Susan
(1992:3-8)
Identifying priorities
and their implication
Learning language
through tasks and
activities
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
Halliwell, Susan
(1992:9-18)
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:21-35)
Learning through
stories
Learning words
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:159-175)
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:73-95)
Learning grammar
Theme based teaching
and learning
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:96-121)
Cameron, Lynne
(2001:180-197)
Lesson planning and
classroom management
Individual
presentation.
Brewster, Jean
and Gail Ellis
with denis Girard,
(2003: 218-231)
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:21-44)
Teaching speaking
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:45-67)
Teaching reading
Individual
presentation.
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:68-95)
Teaching writing
Individual
presentation.
Individual
presentation.
UTS
Teaching listening
Games and songs
Assessing young
learners
Individual
presentation.
Peer teaching 1
Peer teaching 2
Peer teaching 3
Peer teaching 4
Peer teaching 5
Peer teaching 6
Everybody prepares
lesson plan and do a
30-minute peer
teaching concerning
relevant topics from
available sources.
Brewster, Jean
and Gail Ellis
with denis Girard,
(2003: 151-203)
Linse, Caroline T.
(2005:137-162
Cameron, Lynee
(2001:214-240)
Halliwell, Susan,
1992: 41-95, 145161,
Wright, Andrew,
1995, etc.
14.
10/05/12
15.
17/05/12
16.
24/05/12
17.
31/05/201
2
14/06/201
2
18.
Peer teaching 7
Peer teaching 8
Peer teaching 9
Peer teaching 10
Peer teaching 11
Peer teaching 12
Paper submission
Everybody should
submit a researchbased paper of about
15 pages, singlespace, Times New
Roman 12, left
margin 3 cm, top,
bottom, and right 2.5
cm, with abstract
and keywords. Be on
time
Paper correction
Grade notification and
remedial
References:
Brewster, Jean and Gail Ellis with Denis Girard 1992. The Primary English Teacher’s Guide.
Essex, Penguin English.
Cameron, Lynne 2001. Teaching English to Young Learners. Cambridge. Cambridge
University Press.
Halliwell, Susan. 1992. Teaching English in the Primary Classroom. Edinburgh: Pearson
Education Limited.
Linse, caroline T. 2005. Practical English Language Teaching Young Learners. Newy York:
McGraw-Hill.
Paul, David. 2003. Teaching English to Children in Asia. Hong Kong: Longman Asia Ltd.
Wirght, Andrew. 1995. Storytelling with Children. Oxford, Oxford University Press.