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TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS IN
INDONESIA
PRESENTED BY:
UZLIFAT FATMAWATI
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Requirements for effective teaching of English to young learners using Learning theories stemming from socio-cultural perspectives is organized into five pillars(Vygotsky, Briner, Corsaro, and Dyson)
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Pillar#1 Accomplish teachers of English should know who children
are
Pillar#1 Accomplish teachers of English should know who children are
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Pillar#2 Accomplish teachers of English should know how children learn
Bruner (1996) proposes a hierarchy of children’s learning modes: enactive, iconic, and symbolic.
Piaget (1975) there are three kinds of knowledge: physical knowledge, logico-matematical knowledge, and social knowledge.
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Socio-cultural perspective propose learning principles
Children’s thinking is embedded in here-and-now context of situation
Children have short attention span
Children learn from hands-on physical activities
Children learn from whole to parts-holistically-using scripts
Children learn from direct experiences1
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Pillar#3 Accomplish teachers of English should know how children learn a language
Wagner (1989), language skills are acquired naturally in the context of meaningful oral interaction and literacy events.
Frank smith, Ken Goodman, and Gordon wells, Mustafa (2001) proposes three dimensions of learning a language: exposure to the language, engagement, and consistent support.
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English as a foreign language means that the language has no/or very limited function in social intercourse in Indonesia.
English as a foreign language means that the language has no/or very limited function in social intercourse in Indonesia.
English as local content means very limited contact hours.
The teaching of English to elementary school children means a “perfunctory” activity and this can put teachers’ reputation on the line.
The teaching of English to elementary school children means a “perfunctory” activity and this can put teachers’ reputation on the line.
Pillar#4 Accomplished teachers of English should know how children learn English as a
foreign language
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Pillar#5 Accomplish teachers of English should know the principles and should be able to do things to facilitate children learning English as a foreign language in Indonesia
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Proposed good classroom practices
English is to be used all the time to ensure that children have relatively much exposure to English.
Print-rich environment in English should be created in and around the classroom.
Teachers of English for young learners should use activity-based teaching-learning techniques such as total physical response (TPR),games, and projects
Teachers of English for young learners should various techniques for short periods of time to maintain the interest level of the children engaging the English lessons.
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Teachers of English for young learners should focus on functional English for vocabulary development and for immediate fulfillment of communicative needs of the learners.
Teachers of English for young learners should reiterate often to ensure the acquisition of English expressions or vocabulary items.
Teachers of English for young learners should provide useful, acquisition-promoting routines.
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