Transcript Welcome to the introduction of Young World 3 & 4

Welcome to the introduction
of Young World 3 & 4
Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerweiterbildung Kanton Zug
25th June 2014
Program
Program: part one
The perfect teaching material
does not exist…
It’s the teacher
who is the most important medium
in the classroom!
THE VOLUMES OF YOUNG WORLD
Philosophy of Young World
Method
• CLIL (Content & Language Integrated Learning)
• From Activity based to Task Based Learning
(TBL)
A compromise between a traditional and an
avantgarde teaching approach
Philosophy of Young World
Objectives
• Motivating the learner
• Challenging the learner cognitively
• Scaffolding the language
• Fostering autonomous learning
• Taking in account the different learner types
• Developing language - & cultural awareness (LP 21)
Material
Interactive
Trainer
Pupil‘s Book
Teacher‘s Book
Activity Book
Audio CD
Zusatzmaterial
Vocabulary Trainer Lernkontrollen
Interactive
Trainer
Material
Zusatzmaterial
Pupil‘s Book Activity Book
Audio CD
Teacher‘s Book
DVD
Vocabulary Trainer Lernkontrollen
Breaking news from Young World
Wordcards
YW 1 - 4
Spring 15!
Switching: Explorers to Young World
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES
Methods:
CLIL: similar topics from the M&U curriculum
TBL: Young World is cognitively less challenging!
LANGUAGE STRUCTURES: The language in Young World is
more scaffolded (guided).
Overlaps: Explorers & Young World
EXPLORERS 1 grade 4
OUR CLASS
SPOTLIGHT SWITZERLAND
MY BODY MYSELF
WHEELS
WOOD IN OUR LIVES
MELODY MAKER
EXPLORERS 2 grade 5
ZOOM IN ON INSECTS
THE COLOURS OF ART
THE CLOTHES WE WEAR
NEW WORLDS
TASTES GREAT
YOUNG WORLD
SCHOOLS ROUND THE WORLD / YW 3
THE CALL OF THE ALPS / YW4
SPORTS & GAMES / YW 3
ARE WE THERE YET / YW2
EXPLORING NATURE / YW2
MUSIC IN MY EAR / YW 3
YOUNG WORLD
FORMS OF MIGRATION / YW 4
A WORLD OF COLOUR / YW 2
THE STORY OF CHOCOLATE (FAIR TRADE) / YW 4
YESTERDAY AND TODAY / YW 4
THE WAY WE LIVE / YW 4
FOOD AND FESTIVALS / YW 3
Pre-knowledge: structures
Young World’s commandments:
I. Thou
shall…
thoroughly read the introduction of
the Teacher’s Book (p.1 -13)!
Young World’s commandments:
II. Thou
shall…
consult the following websites on a
regular bases:
www.youngworld.ch
www.zg.ch
Young World’s commandments:
III.Thou
shall…
make use of the learners’
pre-knowledge content and language
wise!
Young World’s commandments:
IV.Thou
shall…
make them think about
the content & the language!
Young World’s commandments:
give Language Support for weaker learners
V. Thou
shall…
www.schule.sg.ch/home/volksschule/
unterricht/lehrmittel/englisch/youngworld.html
Young World’s commandments:
recycle material!
VI.Thou
shall…
Young World’s commandments:
VII.Thou
shall…
teach English happily …
for ever!
Program: part two