In this vlog post for Pavilion ELT, Damien Herlihy continues exploring Pavilion’s ETpedia Series. This year, the series is celebrating its 10th anniversary, so each of Damien’s vlogs will look in more detail at one book from the series. From there, Damien will zoom in to focus in more detail on a list of 10 ideas, and relate them to his own classroom experiences.

In this episode, he looks at ETpedia Young Learners. This book covers everything you need to know about teaching, managing and engaging young learners. Giving instructions (and having them followed successfully!) can be a real challenge in young learner classes. In this vlog, Damien concentrates on how to give effective instructions in the young learner classroom, emphasising its importance as a meta-skill that can positively impact all classes throughout a teacher's career. He explores 10 tips for delivering clear and effective instructions to young learners, aiming to avoid confusion and chaos in lessons. These tips are designed to help teachers get young learners to follow instructions consistently.

We would love to know your experiences with giving instructions to young learners, as well as hearing how this post has made you reflect on your own teaching and/or which ideas you have found most useful. Do let us know in the comments under the vlog or below our shares on the Pavilion ELT social media.

 

References

Reis Esteves, Vanessa. (2016). Young Learners. Pavilion ELT. Retrieved from https://pavpub.com/pavilion-elt/etpedia-series/etpedia-young-learners