About the Project
PROJECT COORDINATOR TEACHER: Emel Berrak
Project partners: Romanıa, Bulgarıa
Summary
The project 'Eng(k)ids grow up together!' aims to show how to create a language learning atmosphere in kindergarten and contribute young learners to speak and practice the English language accurately and fluently. The project is based on kindergarten concepts: opposites, location, sense, quantity, counting, shapes, emotion. Besides, ıt will include interdisciplinary topics to connect real-life experience and can speak about real situations. Young learners will work with low anxiety and use language in a non-defensive learning environment for meaningful learning. It will support them to work cooperatively and collaboratively with the students of partners’ schools. During the Project, young learners will improve their speaking, listening, and pronunciation. The project has components of learning tools such as; meaningful activities, authentic materials, games, outdoor activities, art crafts, interaction games, ice-breakers, and web 2.0 tools to be helpful to focus on their interest when they learn a language. They will learn how to interact with teachers and classmates in English. They will get experience to communicate with foreign peers. The objectives of the project will advocate developing their cognitive, linguistic, social, and motor skills.
AIMS
To make a relationship between other subjects
-To support social and motor skills as well as linguistic skills
-To create an atmosphere that speaks freely and fluently
-To support meeting different cultures and languages
-To learn respect other cultures and people
-To support different learning styles and multiple intelligences
-To make practice concepts in English
-To engage in math and science activities
-To engage in playing a game freely and safely
-To develop young learners fundamental skills of English
EXPECTED RESULTS
- to improve English skills by using life skills program,
- To communicate students in English with partners’students
- To learn to play games in English
- to encourage speaking about real situations
-To be eager to work colloboratively and cooporatively
