sporteng wolver
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The Very Young Learner and Learning English Language through the Vehicle of Sport
and Dance
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A Case study
Polona Oblak, M.Sc.
Matjaž Vehovar, BA
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Who is the target group
Children aged 4-6:• Old Enough to Socialise
• Young Enough to Acquire a Language
• Being the most Receptive
• Whole Person Development
• Great Potential to Develop Skills and Abilities
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Who are we?
• Co-operation between Secondary Grammar School (SSD Borci) and
• Faculty of Education Maribor
• Pilot Project (4 years)
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Why?
Needs Analysis:
• Emotions
• Knowledge
• Motivation
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How?
• Sportshall
• 2 Pedagogs at the same time
• Small Groups (10 - 12)
• Authentic Situations
• EFL (English as a Foreign Language)
• 90 Minutes per Week
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Main Sport Objectives
• Functional Capabilities (cardio-vascular system, heart, and loungs)
• Psychomotor Development
• Learning the Motor–physical Skills
• Relaxation (Yoga for Children)
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Main Dance Objectives
• Rhythm
• Music Appreciation
• Posture
• Group Work
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Main Language Objectives• Positive Attitude towards Foreign Language
Learning• Acquire Pronunciation• Acquire Chunks of Language• Grasp the Meaning• Be Creative and Develop Child’s Imagination• Use their Instinct for Talk and Interaction for FLA
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Cross-disciplinary Goals• Communicative Approach• Topic Based• TPR (Total Physical
Response)• Satisfy Different Learning
Styles• Develop Child’s Multiple
Intelligences• Stimulative Enviroment• Interesting Activities• Authentic Situations
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Future Goals• Find Cross-curricular Activities that would link Sports/
Dance and English• Produce more Authentic Situations• Include Native Speaker• Apply to other Languages (German, French, Spanish)• Write and Publish own Materials (activities, tasks,
audio-video)• Develop Methods of Assessment and Evaluation for
Very Young Learners
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Workshop Questions
1.What can we learn from each other?
• Methodology
• Approach
• Activities
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Workshop Questions
2. Make Comments on:
• Testing Very Young Learners
• The Use of Mother Tongue
• Native Speaker
• Knowledge
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The Difference between Learning the Mother Tongue and a Foreign Language
MOTHER TONGUE
• Topics• Content• Language
Environment• Language is Acquired
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• Topics• Content• Less time• Structured Learning• Grammar Oriented
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Lightbown, M.P. and Spada, N. (1999). How Languages are Learned. Oxford: OUP.
Oblak, P. (2003). The Young Learner and Learning a Language through the Vehicle of Sport: A Case Study. Oxford: Oxford Brookes University.