Leeuwarden - DT- Year 1 - lecture 1.2

• Year 1 - lecture 1.2
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

What is your favourite English food?

Learning objectives English Year 1

• You teach communicative English language activities. 
• You describe the position of English in Dutch primary education
• You provide examples of teaching methods for teaching English in primary school. 
• You read children’s literature for various age groups and in different genres to include in your lessons. 
• Your English language skills are level B1(listening, speaking, reading and writing) 

Current situation:

Let's have a look at the English assignments 

for year 1! 

Assignments Year 1

1. Your English skills: diagnostic intake test Hogeschooltaal English

Do the English intake test to determine your level via Hogeschooltaal-test. (grammar & vocabulary) 

Add a screenshot of the result to your portfolio, and reflect: 

- do I need to improve? 

- how will I do this?

What was your score on Hogeschool Taaltoets?

Assignments year 1

2. Write an English essay on teaching English in primary school.

- What are the nation wide views on teaching English in primary school? (SLO, Nuffic, etc.)

- What is the school's view on English? (Eibo, VEibo, VVTO, TPO) 

- What curriculum is used in your school? (course books / lesson materials / activities/hours etc).

- What is your view on English?  

What is VVTO?

1. Vroeg Engels in het basisonderwijs
2. Vroeg Vreemde talenonderwijs
3. Tweetalig Primair onderwijs
4. Engels in het basisonderwijs

My school is: Eibo, Veibo, VVTO, TPO?

What is not a core standard (kern doelen) for English in primary school

1. De leerlingen leren informatie te verwerven uit eenvoudige gesproken en geschreven Engelse teksten.
2. De leerlingen ontwikkelen een attitude waarbij ze zich durven uit te drukken in het Engels.
3. De leerlingen leren een basis grammatica ter ondersteuning van spreek- en schrijfvaardigheid.
4. De leerlingen leren de schrijfwijze van enkele eenvoudige woorden over alledaagse onderwerpen.

Assignments year 1

3. Elevator pitch English activity

- Think of a short fun activity in English, or steal one off of the internet (https://www.eslactivity.org/esl-activities-for-kids/)

and carry it out in your class. What did you want your pupils to learn?

- Get in touch with a fellow student and explain in 2 minutes or less what the activity is and what you aimed to teach your pupils. 

- Ask for written feedback and add to your portfolio.

What is Communicative Language Teaching?

1. CLT focusses on grammar
2. CLT focusses on listening
3. CLT focusses on interaction
4. CLT focusses on speaking

Assignments year 1

4. Communicative English

- Write an English essay of approximately 200 words in which you describe:

• What is communicative language teaching?
• How will you use communicative language teaching in your class? 

Assignments year 1

5. Music in the classroom (CLT)

- Choose a suitable song for the group you teach. 

(https://www.englishcurrent.com/songs/english-esl-songs-efl/)

- Share this song with fellow students and explain: 

• How will you use this song to teach vocabulary? 
• What activity can you add to involve pupils? 

- Give and receive feedback. 

- Collect several suitable English songs that fit your class

Assignments year 1

6. Information gap (CLT) (https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/information-gap)

(https://www.eslactivity.org/information-gap-activities/)

- Find or make an information gap activity. 

- Use your classmates as guinea pigs and have them do the activity. Give and receive feedback. 

- Add 2 favourite songs and information gap activities to your portfolio.

How to save time and/or challenge yourself?

- Try and combine as many assignments together in one class activity!

- Have you ever done a class before that fits the assignment or otherwise the Learning Objectives of Year 1? Ask me if you can add this in your portfolio instead.