Structuring Fun for Young Language Learners Online: Turning enjoyment into engaging language practice during internet-based lessons at primary level

by Chris Roland

Structuring Fun for Young Language Learners Online aims to provide ELT teachers, directors of studies and academic managers with advice about making the transition to teaching online, examples related to the author’s own experience; online safety and best practice; managing your online classroom, dealing with stress and supporting learners; adapting traditional tasks and making the most of the online medium. The book includes a wide range of colourful activities and numerous illustrations and examples from actual online classes. Throughout, the goal is to help make lessons enjoyable for both teacher and learners. The emphasis is on low-tech, low-prep lessons with maximum results, whilst keeping the focus clearly centred upon the goal of increasing children’s familiarity with and ability to produce words and sentences in English.

In Structuring Fun for Young Language Learners Online the author examines how many principles of best practice (as covered in Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom , Chris Roland, Pavilion Publishing, 2020) from face-to-face lessons translate to online teaching. The author highlights what teachers will need to approach a little differently, and looks at where the new medium allows us to do things that we could not do so easily before. Whether you are a new teacher, a seasoned veteran or teacher trainer with young learners classes this is the book for you.

Paperback

Published December 11, 2020