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Teaching English To Children:

A Unique, Challenging
Experience For
Teachers,Effective Teaching
Ideas
Table Of Content
O INTRODUCTION
O The Importance of Teaching Children A new
Language
O The Charactiristics of Childeren
O The Charactiristics of A Language Teachers Who
Teach To Children
O The Principles of Teaching English To Children
O Some Teaching Tips For New Teachers
O CONCLUSION
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
The Importance Of Teaching
Children A New Language
:Point1
Helps Children
Develop Higher
Learning Skills
:Point 2
Promotes Equality
and Appreciation
of Culture
:Point 3
Creates Future
Job Opportunities
The Charactiristics Of
Childeren
(Long,1990).Hashemi(2008) believes that
teaching to children is a delicate and
sensitive task for the following reasons:

O They are highly motivated and energetic.

O They are ready to imitate and participate.

O They love group work.

O They love independece.

O They need respect and attention.

O They are great competitors.


The Charactiristics Of A
Language Teachers Who
Teach To Children
O Must energetic and patient .

O Must love childeren.

O Must pay attention to individual differences.

O Must encourage,encourage,and encourage.

O Must let children see the beautiful and useful

aspects of the language.


O Must know the techniques of teaching.
The Principles Of Teaching
English To Children
O
THE LEARNER
He is an embodied spirit.
O He is a union of a sentient body and a rational soul.
O Most important element of teaching.
O The natural characteristics of learners areage,
maturity, grade level, health, abilities, family
background, experiences and motivation and his
/her culture including values, attitudes and
traditions which influence the teaching learning
process to a very large extent.
THE TEACHER
O A key factor in any teaching – learning process.

O Constructs well designed plan to achieve to objectives of the

lesson.
O Prepares learning environment.

O Selects appropriate content/strategies and learning activities.

O Adjusts content/activities strategies/learning environment to

the learners.
Some Teaching Tips For
New Teachers
The techniques come from the discussions and experience and

researches done by teachers and professionals.

O Switch to simple English in the class.

O Speak clearly and concisely.

O Use the board most of the time.

O Observe successful language classes for teaching tips.

O Get your real objects to the class.

O Pay attention to seating arrangement of the children.


CONCLUSION
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION

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