‘‘ENGLISH FOR YOUNG LEARNER’’ Submitted to fulfill final examination of English for Specific Purposes taught by: Welliam Hammer, M. Pd. Arranged by : Nurul Fadilah 3B/2223200087 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SULTAN AGENG TIRTAYASA 2021 PREFACE Alhamdulillah, all praise and thanks for Allah SWT who has given ability, strength, and blessing both time, energy, and mind to me so that i can complete this module. The writing of this module is intended to provide learning about listening, speaking, reading, and writing material for English Young Learner courses. In compiling this module, i faced many challenges and obstacles, but with the help of various parties the challenges were overcome. Therefore, i would like to thank profusely to Welliam Hammer, M. Pd. as English for Spesific Purposes lecturer for the guidance, direction, and convenience that has been given to me in the work of this module I realizes that there are still many shortcomings in writing this module. Therefore, suggestions and constructive criticism so I expect from all readers. I hopes that this paper can be useful for anyone who reads it. . Serang, December 4th 2021 Arranger i TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................. i TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. ii ABOUT THIS COURSE ................................................................................................................................ 1 MATERIAL ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 A. Listening ............................................................................................................................................ 2 B. Speaking ........................................................................................................................................... 6 C. Reading .............................................................................................................................................. 7 D. Writing ............................................................................................................................................... 9 REFERENCE .................................................................................................................................................. 13 ii ABOUT THE COURSE English for for young learners (about ages three to twelve) is cognitively equipped to acquire language skills in ways that lend itself to an integrated skills and contentbased, experiential approach. Teachers who are familiar with the cognitive and social processes of second-language acquisition for English for Young Learners (EYL) are better suited to guide students through the processes of classroom learning activities while maintaining a pleasant, positive environment. Teachers in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) settings often have a limited amount of time to fulfill their teaching goals and meet local regulations for the usage of specific texts, assessments, or other materials. A low-resource setting might also be difficult to work in. Students will have the opportunity to investigate solutions to such problems through a review of current research and best practices for TEYL (which are always context-dependent), as well as experimentation with a wide range of freely available online and local resources. THE MATERIALS 1 A. Reading In reading stage, students will be tasked with several assignments related to biological passage to be read. In reading stage, students would also be guided to master reading aspects with quizzes to train reading techniques. B. Speaking This speaking skill is trained by giving assignments in the form of 2 projects in one semester and then presenting the project to the class. This method will be carried out periodically so that students get used to speaking in front of many people. This method is done individually not in groups so that each individual can develop optimally. The media that will be used can be in any media that can be used to support the creativity of each individual. note: Each presentation has a minimum of 5 minutes to be individually prepared and should do a question and answer or make contact with the audience as that is the optimal way to master speaking skills. Things that must be prepared - The project; 1. Podcast project (make practice with your friends) 2. Introduce my self project (make practice with Introduce yourself) - Make an outline before presenting the project and this outline will be an additional score. 2 C. Reading Reading activities for this EFL course is very important in helping understand English within the scope of EFL itself. In one semester, student must read at least one recommended book below: - Number the Stars by Lois Lowry - Holes by Louis Sachar - Cosmos by Lark Sagan - Bridge to Terabitha by Katherine Paterso Unit I Scanning and Skimming Exercise! Find and read material about scanning and skimming then make a summary with your own word about the material! Unit II Scientific Texts Scientific text inform the reader about concepts in science. 3 Scientific texts give the reader a greater understanding of the world around them. Topic may include: nature, animals, plants, the scientific method, space chemistry, geology, the human body, and weather. The structure of scientific texts Exercise! Being Left to Die With Dignity A British teenager has refused to undergo a life-saving operation saying that shewants to die with dignity. Hannah Jones, who is now thirteen, was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia whenshe was five, and the treatment caused her a hole in the heart. 4 Jones was offered a heart transplant, but she refused because of its risks. Beside thefact that the operation might not work, yet after the operation she would requireconstant medication. Informed about Jones' decision, the hospital took her family to court because theydidn't get her back to the hospital. But after a child protection officer talks withher, they dropped the case considering her to be fully aware of her decision andfulfilling her wish to be cared for at home. Her father says is proud of her because having stood firmly for her rights and for convincing the court with her opinion. Do you think that Jones can be a role model for other teenagers? Should children beleft to take life and death decisions? Could we witness an increase in the number of children refusing treatment? Read the text carefully then analysis the structure of the text! Unit III Technical Texts Technical texts provide the reader information on a spesific topic. Technical texts has vocabulary words that are specific to its area of focus. When reading technical texts it is vital (important) to look at the relationship between chronological events. These chronological events have cause and effect relationship. Exercise! Find the example of technical text at least 1! Read the text carefuly then make note for the vocabulary that you find in the text! D. Writing Unit I Essay Writing. It’s a good idea to think about why you are writing an essay in the first place. While writing Essay will be an assessment requirement in most subjects, you are also developing certain skills. Firstly, you are learning to relate practical work with theory. This is an important part of what scientists do. 5 Secondly, when you write an Essay, you also learn the things that are important in writing a good and correct essay. That knowledge grows when writers do research and problem solving about the cases discussed in the essay, you can work on it with a group of friends who can then build on this information to find more answers to the problem or question. The authors write Essays and publish them in academic journals. When you write lab reports, you develop skills as a good writer. Even if you don't work as a writer, writing Essays helps you develop your graduate skills. In addition to acquiring knowledge and developing skills in a particular discipline of study, you are expected to leave university with a range of skills that will be useful to you in many situations in the future. Some of the graduate skills that you can develop by writing an Essay are inquiry research skills (finding appropriate sources of information), critical thinking and problem solving skills, quantitative literacy skills, the ability to work in teams, and of course, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing . Format Double space your report (except reference list & appendix) and make headings centred and in bold UPPER CASE. Number all pages. Use 12 point Times New Roman or Arial font. Write paragraphs; do not use dot points. Style See the information under the tab ‘Essay Writing Style’ for guidelines about how to write your report in a Essay writing style. Word Limit Word limits may vary so check with your demonstrator or lecturer for each report. Exercise 6 Make an Laboratory Reports and discuss it with your friends to check and evaluate each other (done continuously) Unit II Article Writing An article is a written work published in a print/electronic medium. It may be for the purpose of delivering news, researching results, academic analysis, or debate. Usually, an article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or Magazine for guiding a large audience on a particular topic or subject. The main objective to write an article is to make some changes to the world by presenting facts, stats, or views. The format of an article consists of the following parts: Heading / Title By Line Body (the main part of the article, 3-4 paragraphs) Conclusion (Ending paragraph of the article with the opinion or recommendation, anticipation or an appeal) Exercize! Search an article about science and technology then analyze the format! How To Write an Article? The following steps guide you on how to write an article in a well-structured manner which helps you grab your audience’s attention & traffic for web-based published articles. 1. Choose/Pick your topic which is required for your target audience. 2. Do some research and collect the needed information for your selected topic. 3. Organize all important topic related facts & stats in a logical way. 4. Write all your reader’s needs to influence & help them. 5. Make your views unique & specific. 6. Read, Revise, and Repeat. 7. Cross-check the grammatical mistakes & avoid unnecessary & repetitive lines. 7 Article Writing Rules – Rules for Writing a Good Articles Rule 1: Minimize your barrier to entry. Rule 2: Conduct in-depth Research Rule 3: Structure & Form Rule 4: Keep your paragraphs short and your text visually appealing Rule 5: Be Succinct Rule 6: Always proofread your writing Exercise! Make an article the with the theme of science and technology! 8 REFERENCES Ebook: Teaching English for Young Learners by Ikhfi Imaniah and Nargis Website: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-readerblog/15-reading-materials-arent-books.html https://id.pinterest.com/pin/414190496957484408/ https://bayanebartar.org/file-dl/library/Linguistic/The-Routledge-Handbookof-Teaching-English-to-Young-Learners.pdf https://www.aplustopper.com/article-writing/ https://id.pinterest.com/pin/482729653814023541/ 9
