Module 10: Lesson 2 - Young learner motivation & topic-based learning

Question 1

How can you motivate young learners to learn?

Answer 1

• Set clear lesson boundaries.
• Use a range of teaching aids/materials.
• Don’t over-correct.
• Give praise and rewards.
• Add a competitive element.
• Use authentic materials.
• Set clear goals and lesson aims.
• Play games.
• Stay positive.

Question 2

What can you use for incentives?

Answer 2

• Marbles
• Stickers
• Smiley faces
• For teens, free lesson with own topic

Question 3

What are some learning techniques you can use with young learners?

Answer 3

• Learning through stories
• A range of activities
• Games and quizzes
• Movement

Question 4

How can you engage a young learner?

Answer 4

• Role play
• Movement songs
• Simon says
• Vocabulary consolidation: put words up in class and tell students to perform an action on their way to the card.

Question 5

How can you engage a teenager?

Answer 5

• Memory games
• Marathon story
• Roleplay
• Swap places game
• Realia
• Interaction
• Routine
• Power of repetition
• Pace

Question 6

What is topic-based learning about?

Answer 6

Teachers who want to teach a certain language point, vocabulary set, skill, etc., will select a common topic, such as science, to deliver their lesson.

The teacher will begin to highlight the language they want to teach the learners, gently introducing them via the topic of science.

It is engaging and motivating for the learners.

This type of learning can be more “challenging” for the students in a positive way.