Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL)
Offered by University of Maryland, Baltimore County, English Language Center (link: http://www.umbc.edu/elc/ )
This 10-week course is designed to introduce participants to the theory and practice of teaching young learners in the EFL classroom. The course will investigate approaches for teaching language within a meaningful context as well as the different techniques for making language input more comprehensible and encouraging student participation. Participants will look at the major principles that govern language teaching based on the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.