Hello, it's enchanting to meet you all!

Teaching English
to young
learners 101
Meirna Puspita Permatasari
(27 September 2022)
 Introduction

TEYL: A brief description

Today's Why TEYL matters

Getting to know the Young Learners

Agenda Basic principles in TEYL

TEYL in practice: an example in a community

organisation

How was your English learning experience

as a pupil?

Reflection and assignment

Hi everyone!
I'm meirna, nice to meet you all.

Management board of a not-for-profit organization

An educator
Love to learn from and with children
Would love to see more people share the knowledge they have
teaching
To give lessons to particular subject

English
The language needs to be learned which is
not the children's first language

young learners
Children in pre-primary (age 0-6) or primary
(age 7-12) school education

teyl: a brief
description
 in other words...
Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) is
a course or set of knowledge and skills
needed to support young learners through
the delivery of engaging and motivating
lessons
 why teyl matters

#2. Most information and

#1. Tackling challenges in the
knowledge are available in
globalized world
English

#3. The peak of brain

#4. Exposing children to greater
development during young age
opportunities
(which will make children smarter)
getting to know the
young learners
Short attention span
A lot of physical energy
Learn through play
High curiosity
Want to belong to a community that is
safe, beautiful and good
Love to participate and be given sense
of independency/mastery
Use stories to construct meaning
Learn patterns from their
surroundings
Learn better when their bodies are
fully engaged
basic principles
in teyl
In setting the learning space and its code
of conduct

Create a safe environment for children to learn

Give the children chances to participate in and
co-create the learning process
Understand the learners' motivation
Appreciate the uniqueness of each learner
Show respectful manners
basic principles
in teyl
In delivering the lessons

Make things short

Allow them to optimize their whole senses
Use games, stories, songs and rhythms
Engage them with their surroundings
basic principles
in teyl
The "You-would-Better-Know"

Be observant
Incorporate qualitative aspects to assess the
students' learning progress
Collaborate with the parents
the practice of teyl in
a community
organization
Kelasuka of Ruang Belajar Aqil

Kelasuka is a learning program for

children age 6-12 to learn knowledge
and skills in a fun atmosphere.
It is time for you to recall the moment when you were
a pupil in your primary school...

How was your English

learning experience?

Back to Agenda
 group Assignment time!
Make a group of 2 or 3 students and do the tasks below
ask the children around you
about their english learning
experience
You can interview 3 to 5 children about how
they learn English, what they like/dislike
about learning English, what kind of class
they would love to learn in
write the result of the
interview
Type it in a report-structured form (the
objectives, the methods and profiles of
the children, summary of their answers,
your brief analysis and the conclusion).
Max. 2 pages. Font Georgia, size 11,
space 1,15 pt.
Thank you
for
learning
together

Contact:
meirna.puspita@gmail.com