Education of the republic of uzbekistan termiz state university department of english language and literature

Some advice for the teachers
a.) Noise

Some activities, especially those that involve speaking and moving children around the classroom might make lot of noise and excitement. When children are excited, they become noisy and they speak in their mother tongue. No matter how difficult it may seem at the beginning, noise in the classroom is acceptable if it is directly connected with the activity. Even if YL use their mother tongue, if they are well stimulated with an activity and they talk about it, it can be one positive answer. On the other hand, when we talk about speaking activities, the only language to be used is English.

b.) Preparation

The most important thing for a teacher is to make sure that his children understood perfectly well his instructions, that YL know all the words and that the aim of this lesson is clear to them. If everything is done correctly, the children will definitely enjoy the activities. Without any preparation, children could have a negative experience and finally they could lose their self-confidence and become frustrated. Before they begin with the lesson, a teacher should demonstrate it to his pupils. The first task should be completed together with one of the pupils so that everyone else knows what it is about. And a teacher ought to have an extra copy in case one of his pupils needs it. For all the pupils that usually finish their tasks before it is time, a teacher should have an extra activity prepared. In that way, there would be less noise in the class and those YL would not be bored. If an activity requests cutting the paper, selecting or cleaning something, those pupils could help their teacher.

A teacher should avoid an immediate repetition of an activity after doing it because YL have already enjoyed it and they would find it pretty boring then. A repetition should be left for later, when YL have more enthusiasm.

c.) Dynamic in the class

A teacher should move in the class while explaining something or doing an activity. In addition, in that way he is more available to his pupils and he shares his self-confidence with them. Furthermore, he supervises the children who need his help. It is also advisable to move YL seats. They should move and sit at different seats, although this makes lots of noise in the class. Weaker pupils could sit next to those better ones and vice versa.
Teaching foreign language to very young learners is not the same as teaching the adults since children have their special needs. The teachers should pay more attention to few important things regarding the activities. First of all, the activity should be interesting. An activity should include visuals, materials, sounds, mime and etc. Phillips (2001) points out that the activities ought to be clear enough and simple so that children can understand what they are expected to do. Secondly, activities for YL are designed in such a way that children should be involved actively as much as possible. It is well known that children learn easily and more quickly if an activity requests their physical involvement. The activities develop children's self-confidence. It is important to bear in mind that children learn better if they feel safe, secure and satisfied and if an activity provides a pleasant atmosphere in the classroom.