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60-Hour TEYL Certificate Course – Teaching English to Young Learners

The 60-Hour TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) Certification is a specialised qualification designed for teachers who…

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:

  • 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.

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
This introductory module explains the developmental, cognitive, emotional and linguistic characteristics of young learners aged 4–12. Understanding how children think, process information, and respond to their environment is essential for designing effective, engaging English lessons. Young learners are not “small adults.” They have unique needs — shorter attention spans, concrete thinking, high energy, and emotional sensitivity. This module prepares you with the foundational knowledge required for all successful TEYL teaching.

  • LESSON 1.1 — How Young Learners Think & Learn
  • LESSON 1.2 — Age Groups & Developmental Stages
  • LESSON 1.3 — Young Learners vs. Older Learners / Adults
  • LESSON 1.4 — Meeting Young Learners’ Emotional & Social Needs
  • ASSIGNMENT 1 — My Young Learner Profile
  • Module 1 Quiz

Module 2 — Language, Skills & Syllabus Design For Young Learners
This module focuses on what to teach, how to teach it, and how to design a structured syllabus that fits the developmental stages of young learners. You will explore vocabulary selection, functional language, early literacy, phonics, skills integration, and how to create simple but effective lesson frameworks for different age groups.

Module 3 — Classroom Management & Behaviour With Young Learners
Classroom management is one of the most important skills in teaching young learners — even more than language knowledge. A stable, predictable, safe classroom environment allows children to take risks, participate, enjoy activities, and build confidence. In this module, you’ll learn how to manage behaviour positively, establish routines, prevent problems before they happen, and create a classroom where children thrive.

Module 4 — Stories, Songs, Games & Creative Activities
This module explores the most powerful tools in young learner teaching: stories, songs, games, crafts, and creative projects. These activities help children learn naturally, build confidence, and stay engaged. You’ll learn how to choose age-appropriate materials, adapt storybooks, use chants and movement routines, and design fun learning experiences for different age groups.

Module 5 — Teaching Young Learners Online
Teaching young learners online requires a different set of skills than in the physical classroom. In this module, you’ll learn how to adapt lessons for online environments, select appropriate digital tools, manage behaviour through screens, maintain safety, and keep children engaged using visuals, movement, props, and routines.

Module 6 — Assessment, SEN & Working With Parents
This module focuses on low-stress assessment, inclusive teaching, and professional communication with parents — three essential areas for teaching English to young learners. Children cannot be assessed the same way adults are. They need gentle, ongoing observation, performance-based activities, and positive reinforcement. Additionally, TEYL teachers must understand basic strategies for supporting learners with SEN (Special Educational Needs) and maintaining healthy teacher–parent communication.

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