This course is intended to introduce practical strategies in teaching pre-primary pupils English as a second or foreign language through the use of various language activities such as games, songs, nursery rhymes, role plays, and story-telling. Course participants also have opportunities to learn how to design and adapt different teaching materials and resources in order to develop pre-primary pupils’ learning interest and maximize their learning outcomes in the classroom. The course also helps participants to develop their own English phonological, grammatical and lexical competence.

CILO-1: Adopt and adapt creative learning activities for very young learners in terms of language abilities and classroom contexts. CILO-2: Plan and execute to very young ESL/EFL learner lesson plans. CILO-3: Construct and actualize a conducive and explorative learning environment for young English as Second Language (ESL)/English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners. CILO-4: Engage in critical reflection through in-depth analysis of their own and peers’ teaching of very young language learners. CILO-5: Articulate a philosophy of teaching to very young ESL/EFL language learners.