The 60-Hour TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) Certification is a specialised qualification designed for teachers who want to work confidently and effectively with children aged 4–12 in both classroom and online settings. This top-up course builds on core TEFL/TESOL skills and focuses specifically on younger learner psychology, classroom management, creativity, safety, and age-appropriate teaching methods.
This internationally oriented module prepares you to teach in:
✔ Kindergartens
✔ Primary schools
✔ Language centres
✔ After-school programmes
✔ Online ESL platforms
✔ Private tutoring environments
Young learners learn differently from adults — they require movement, repetition, routine, imagination, and emotional support. This course will give you the methods, mindset, tools, and structured strategies to teach them successfully using modern, child-centred approaches.
📘 Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this 60-Hour TEYL course, you will be able to:
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Explain how children think, learn, and develop linguistically.
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Use TPR, songs, stories, chants, play, and creative projects to build English naturally.
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Design lessons for very young learners (4–6), young learners (7–9), and older young learners (10–12).
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Manage behaviour with positive, child-friendly strategies.
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Teach vocabulary, phonics, early reading, listening, speaking, and simple grammar.
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Adapt lessons for online teaching using interactive tools and visuals.
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Support learners with SEN (special educational needs) sensitively and effectively.
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Communicate clearly and professionally with parents.
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Assess young learners using age-appropriate, low-stress methods.
What Will You Learn?
- Explain how children think, learn, and develop linguistically.
- Use TPR, songs, stories, chants, play, and creative projects to build English naturally.
- Design lessons for very young learners (4–6), young learners (7–9), and older young learners (10–12).
- Manage behaviour with positive, child-friendly strategies.
- Teach vocabulary, phonics, early reading, listening, speaking, and simple grammar.
- Adapt lessons for online teaching using interactive tools and visuals.
- Support learners with SEN (special educational needs) sensitively and effectively.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with parents.
- Assess young learners using age-appropriate, low-stress methods.
Course Curriculum
Module 1 — Understanding Young Learners & How They Learn
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LESSON 1.1 — How Young Learners Think & Learn
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LESSON 1.2 — Age Groups & Developmental Stages
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LESSON 1.3 — Young Learners vs. Older Learners / Adults
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LESSON 1.4 — Meeting Young Learners’ Emotional & Social Needs
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ASSIGNMENT 1 — My Young Learner Profile
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Module 1 Quiz