by Adrienn Szlapak | Feb 21, 2023 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
*In this post the terms ‘mother tongue’ and ‘first language’ (L1) are used interchangeable as defined by Pokharel (2001). This year sees the 24th edition of the International Mother Language Day and the focus is ‘multilingual education...
by Rachel Tsateri | Feb 8, 2023 | CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
I’m going to tell you a little story about how I became a young learner (YL) teacher in 2014. The CELTA confidence After completing the Celta, a four-week intensive course for teachers who have little or no teaching experience, I was feeling confident and well...
by Fiona Hunter | Dec 12, 2022 | Early Years, Primary
Are our young learners really learning useful phrases and language chunks, or are they just learning isolated words from vocabulary groups? This is a question I asked myself a lot. I must admit, I thought I could do a much better job of helping my preschool learners...
by Elena Soboleva | Nov 12, 2022 | Early Years
As young learner teachers, we understand the importance of rhymes, which have been promoted as effective for developing children’s phonological awareness and reading skills. However, starting to use rhymes in class might be a bit challenging for newly qualified...
by Adrienn Szlapak | Sep 19, 2022 | Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
18 September marks the start of Banned Books Week, an annual event launched 40 years ago to celebrate free access to books, reading and information. The theme of this year’s event is “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.” We at the IATEFL YLTSIG...
by Aleksandra Popovski | Apr 2, 2022 | All posts, CPD, Early Years, Lower Secondary, Primary, Upper Secondary
The year 2021 marked thirty-five years of the crucial work of IATEFL YLTSIG, and the anniversary web conference, Beyond an industry: professionalising global TEYL practices not only celebrated the occasion, but also opened doors for the crucial question: is TEYL a...