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Using apps to promote play-based learning in early years English

Using apps to promote play-based learning in early years English

by Jake Whiddon | Dec 1, 2020 | All posts, CPD, Early Years

On completing my initial ELT training in 2003, I moved to China and was immersed in classrooms of children learning English, where I discovered that the methodologies on my (adult-orientated) ELT course were not suited to young minds. Even back then, I noticed just...
How I fell in love with teaching young learners English

How I fell in love with teaching young learners English

by Katrina King | Sep 1, 2020 | All posts, Early Years, Primary

When I speak to colleagues about why they enjoy working with young learners, I often hear responses such as “I’ve always wanted to work with children”. As the owner of a language school focusing on teaching children and teenagers, many people are surprised...
IATEFL Liverpool YLTSIG PCE: Building bridges and finding common ground in TEYLs

IATEFL Liverpool YLTSIG PCE: Building bridges and finding common ground in TEYLs

by Susan Holden | Jun 12, 2019 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary

PCE memories – what remains? In many ways, a Pre-Conference Event (PCE) acts as a bridge between its participants’ ‘outside’ lives and what they are about to experience in the coming conference. In the days after that conference, it can often be forgotten, overlaid by...
IATEFL YLTSIG at the 7th ELT Malta Conference

IATEFL YLTSIG at the 7th ELT Malta Conference

by David Valente | Dec 1, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary

The 7th ELT Malta Conference was held between 11 and 13 October 2018, organised by the ELT Council, a regulatory body within Malta’s Ministry for Education and Employment. According to Daniel Xerri, Chair of the ELT Council, the theme of ‘Multiple Perspectives in ELT’...
A Framework for the Development of Young Learner Teachers

A Framework for the Development of Young Learner Teachers

by Vinnie Nobre Jhony Balisa | Oct 7, 2018 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary

Drivers for CPD in YL ELT In the Brazilian context, we often hear academic managers say that inexperienced teachers should work with young learners because it is an easier job and they do not need so much experience, language proficiency or knowledge about the...
Magical learning moments: using puppets with early years and primary children

Magical learning moments: using puppets with early years and primary children

by Valeria Franca | Sep 2, 2018 | All posts, Early Years, Primary

My blog post focuses on using puppets with early years and primary children to foster more magical English language learning. I will also provide some practical ideas for ways to do this in your own classroom. How do puppets relate to YL ELT? A puppet is an inanimate...
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