ABSTRACT AND BIODATA:

Most adults find foreign languages quite difficult. They must struggle and put in long hours of hard work to make even small gains in their ability in a new language. However, a child seems to just pick it up out of thin air. To a child, it is all play and no work. Teaching English to very young children can be a very rewarding experience for both pupils and teachers. In this presentation you will be shown how to deal with very young learners and how to help them develop their language skills through a variety of teaching activities and techniques, including TPR, video, authentic songs, games and digital tools, and most importantly, how to foster a positive attitude towards learning the language. Real effective classroom examples will be provided.

Profesor Alfredo Bilopolsky

Profesor de Inglés e Inglés Técnico from Instituto Nacional Superior del Profesorado Técnico de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. English and ICT Coordinator at Escuela Scholem Aleijem. He has delivered workshops on Teaching Young and Very Young Learners in different conferences in Argentina. He is co-author of the Video "Descubriendo en Inglés". He is an Assistant Lecturer in Residencia Pedagógica at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. He is a teacher trainer for Oxford University Press. He has completed a postgraduate course in ICT and Education at Universidad CAECE. He is a Google Certified Educator and a member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).