CREATIVITY WITH YOUNG LEARNERS 4-15 AUGUST 2025
Venue: Norwich Institute for Language Education, 78-80 Upper St Giles St. Norwich NR2 1LT
5-16 August 2024
This new 50-hour face-to-face course is for teachers, academic managers and trainers who work in the area of teaching languages to young learners (6 to 12-year-olds). Course Leaders: Griselda Beacon and David Farmer.
On this course you will explore the principles and practice of teaching English to young learners with a creative twist. The course brings together active pedagogies, multi-sensory approaches, creativity, drama, art, literature, play and language learning.
You will find out how you can use the arts and explore your own creativity in language classes with young learners, experience learning beyond the classroom walls, gain insight into intercultural issues, work collaboratively in creative projects and improve your English language skills.
- Developing personal language awareness through art and play
- Using drama techniques in the classroom
- Bringing storybooks to life through storytelling, reading aloud & performance
- Teaching grammar outside the box
- And much, much more!
Enjoy two action-packed weeks of creativity, exploration and discovery in the teaching of English to young learners.
“I was immersed in a total new way of teaching… These two weeks have been absolutely incredible! I have gained self-confidence and learnt how to apply a lot of creative techniques in class, which will make my students develop their abilities and skills without even noticing they are learning.” – Ioana, 2024
