Online Professional Development: Oxford Teachers' Academy Teaching English to Young Learners - Moderator Code Card

• In-service, online professional development course for teachers of young learners
• The course is suitable for teachers with an initial qualification and some teaching experience.
• Developed by Oxford University Press
• Certificate of Completion from Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE)
• A 30 hour course, covering topics such as key learning theories, 21st century skills, classroom management, literacy, lesson planning and evaluation and assessment.
• Access to content for 12 months from registration
• Designed for self-study or with the institutional moderator option for groups of teachers
• With input from leading experts in the field
• Access to chapters from authoritative publications in teachers training and applied linguistics
• Non-native speakers are recommended to have a minimum B2 level.

Session 1: How children learn

• To review key learning theories and their application.
• To compare how children of different ages learn.
• To analyse classroom activities and lesson plans in relation to the theories and principles covered in the session.

Session 2: Learning to learn: 21st century skills

• To examine the skills children need to be able to learn effectively.
• To identify what the key 21st century skills are.
• To explore tools and the 21st century.

Session 3: Classroom management

• To explore ways of managing interaction in the classroom.
• To examine strategies and practical ideas for working with large, or mixed-ability classes.
• To identify ways of using the learners' first language (L1) as a resource.

Session 4: Developing listening and speaking skills

• To explore the principles of teaching and learning listening and speaking skills.
• To analyse the sub-skills involved in listening and speaking.
• To evaluate a range of activities, including storytelling, for teaching listening and speaking.

Session 5: Literacy

• To examine the nature and use of literacy in the 21st century.
• To explore how literacy can be taught to younger and older young learners.
• To evaluate a range of practical activities and assess their suitability in helping children to become literate.

Session 6: Grammar and vocabulary

• To review current theories on teaching and learning grammar and vocabulary.
• To identify the aims of a range of grammar and vocabulary activities.
• To examine a range of practical activities and assess their suitability for young learners.

Session 7: Resources evaluation and lesson planning

• To evaluate the suitability of different resources in a specific teaching context.
• To examine the benefits of good practice in lesson planning.
• To consider the range of resources available for a 'teacher's toolbox'.

Session 8: Feedback, evaluation, and assessment

• To examine the importance of assessment in learning.
• To compare different assessment methods.
• To understand how to use appropriate classroom assessment tasks.

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