Topics:
Languages
Methodology
Course language
Course overview:
This course is designed for teachers who want to develop effective and engaging oral language teaching strategies for very young learners, who don’t read yet or are learning to do it, and for young learners. The focus is on providing a fun, interactive, and stress-free learning environment where teachers will experience a range of activities that they can later adapt for different age groups. The course integrates theory and practice, ensuring that participants understand the principles behind the activities they implement in their own classrooms.
This five-day course provides teachers with practical methods to teach English or any other language at early stages, through storytelling, games, songs, role-playing, and movement-based activities. It follows a communicative and multisensory approach, emphasizing real-life interactions and playful engagement to build confidence in the learning of English. Foreign language teachers know it is not the same teaching non readers than older learners, and the strategies we need to use are very different. We will also see fun activities for any age. The course is structured to be hands-on and enjoyable for teachers, giving them firsthand experience with the activities they will later use in their classrooms.
Teaching oral skills to non-readers requires a playful, interactive, and engaging approach. This course provides teachers with the tools and confidence to create dynamic classroom experiences that make language learning fun and natural for students of all ages. The key takeaway is that when learning is enjoyable, speaking comes naturally!
So even if you don’t teach very young learners, you will enjoy a lot this course having fun while taking part and doing every activity of the course, letting your inner child inside you to go out and play, putting the shyness apart for a while to a fully experience of this course. There will be more surprises and tools, also, to make teachers feel confident and relaxed with themselves and in the teaching practice.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, teachers will:
✔ Understand the theoretical foundations of oral language acquisition.
✔ Learn a variety of interactive strategies to teach speaking skills without relying on reading or writing.
✔ Develop confidence in using songs, storytelling, games, and role-play in the classroom.
✔ Adapt activities for different age groups and learning styles.
✔ Create a supportive, low-pressure environment for natural language acquisition.
✔ Integrate movement, gestures, and realia to enhance comprehension and retention.
Methodology:
This course follows a learning-by-doing approach, ensuring that teachers experience firsthand the same techniques they will use with their students. The methodology is based on:
✔ Total Physical Response (TPR): Engaging students through movement and commands.
✔ Multisensory Learning: Using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities.
✔ Play-Based Learning: Encouraging interaction through games, songs, and storytelling.
✔ Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): Promoting real-life communication over memorization.
✔ Experiential Learning: Teachers actively participate in activities before applying them in their classrooms.
✔ Content based learning.
✔ Learning to learn.
This course might be interesting for you if you are:
Standard daily program:
Sunday: Welcome and presentation of the week
Monday: Getting Started with Oral Skills
Focus: Introduction, fundamentals of teaching oral skills, engaging young learners
Getting Ready for Learning through Meditation
Course Introduction & Icebreaker activities
Theoretical Insights: How Young Learners Acquire Language.
Practical Application & Teacher Training:
Storytelling for Engagement
Oral Activities for Non-Readers (3-7 years old)
Oral Activities for Young Learners (7-16 years old)
Teachers fun activities
Creative Learning – Arts & Crafts
Tuesday: Topics & Movement
Focus: Using play, songs, and movement for oral skills development
Getting Ready for Learning through Meditation
Theory: Play and social interaction in Language learning.
Practical Application & Teacher Training:
Storytelling & Introduction to the Topic
Oral Activities for Non-Readers (3-7 years old)
Oral Activities for Young Learners (7-16 years old)
Fun Teacher Activity
Play –based learning.
Wednesday: Topics, Movement & Networking
Focus: Total Physical Response, storytelling, networking
Getting Ready for Learning through Meditation
Theory & Discussion: The Role of Phonological Awareness in Speaking Skills
Practical Application & Teacher Training:
Storytelling & Introduction to the Topic
Oral Activities for Non-Readers (3-7 years old)
Fun Listening Games, songs, chants and rhymes.
Networking for Teachers
Thursday: Different topics
Focus: Role-play, sensory learning, practical speaking activities
Getting Ready for Learning through Meditation
Theory & Discussion: Content based learning. ICT and multimedia.
Practical Application & Teacher Training:
Storytelling & Introduction to the Topic
Oral Activities for Non-Readers (3-7 years old)
Oral Activities for Young Learners (7-16 years old)
Teacher Fun Activity
Friday: Different topics & Final Reflections
Focus: Wrapping up, integrating learning, final presentations
Getting Ready for Learning through Meditation
Visualization exercise.
Theory & Discussion: Learning to learn.
Practical Application & Teacher Training:
Storytelling & Introduction to the Topic
Oral Activities for Non-Readers (3-7 years old)
Final Presentations & Reflections
Celebration & Certificates
Destinations and dates:
From 6th July to 11th July 2025 – Bilbao (Spain)
From 13th July to 18th July 2025 – Valencia (Spain)
From 20th July to 25th July 2025 – Athens (Greece)
From 27th July to 1st August 2025 – Valencia (Spain)
What is included in the price:
Presentation day
5 days of clases (25h)
Course materials
Certificate of attendance
Administration costs
…and what is not included:
Accommodation
Transport
Extra activities
