- Docente: Richard Rice
- Credits: 8
- SSD: L-LIN/12
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Primary teacher education (cod. 8540)
Learning outcomes
Basic notions for the teaching of English in an Italian primary school setting
Course contents
This optional course offers a practcal introduction to the basic techniques needed the teaching English in a primary school situation. The course will look at objectives and the relevant methodology providing many practical examples of activity with particular reference to the use of force skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing and play-based activities that help children learn and reinforce new vocabulary and structures. We will also be looking at that approaches such as the use of storytelling, nursery rhymes, "arts and crafts" and drama.
Above all the course sets out to provide a series of activities that teacher can directly apply in the classroom- enjoyable basic activities to help teachers with their first steps in their new career.
Readings/Bibliography
First Steps; Richard Rice . CLUEB
Young Learners – Sarah Phillips, OUP, this book is extremely practical and full of ideas for teaching
Another extremely valid practical book is 500 activities for the primary classroom by Carol Read published by Macmillan
Teaching methods
mainly workshop with presentation/ discussion/analysis of practical activities.
Assessment methods
The final exam will consist of the preparation of a lesson plan for a primary school English lesson.
Teaching tools
white board/projector/handouts
Office hours
See the website of Richard Rice