NAME : MESIN AYU SINAGA

CLASS : 6.3

SUBJEK : TEYL

1. Why are teaching EYL important to do at early stages? What are the advantages and
disadvantages?

 One main reason for teaching English to young learners is the convenience of

their age for language acquisition. ... Thus, parents want their children to
learn English as early as possible so that they will be able to benefit
from English as an important part of their academic in the future.

 The Advantages of Teaching English to Young Children

On the one hand, small children benefit substantially from learning a foreign
language. They consider English classes to be fun and interactive. It is next to
impossible for a teacher not to use games and songs in the classroom. Singing Super
Simple Songs, young students learn sounds, words, and even phrases. Such songs are
usually catchy and they are accompanied by a funny video.

As for games, which can be frequently used in the classroom, they all,
obviously, need to have an educational purpose. They must be simple and fun as
well. It is quite an effective way to learn and review vocabulary through games. For
example, a variation of Hopscotch helped me a lot when I was teaching kids in a
kindergarten in China. As a consequence, children learn and do not realize that they
are learning.

Furthermore, I believe that such an early commencement of learning English

develop both receptive and productive skills. Let us examine the former skills, which
are listening and reading. Kids acquire listening skills at a very young age and it
helps them throughout their lives. They are likely to understand English words and
phrases in different songs and natural speech.

In addition, they may learn letters and spelling in a kindergarten and it will
definitely help them at school when they start to read. Coming back to productive
skills, I want to mention that young children eventually get used to a foreign
language and they can pronounce words and use some phrases themselves.

What is more important, they understand the meaning as a teacher must have
used pictures or objects to show the meaning of the word rather than translating
 them. If they keep acquiring vocabulary in such a way, they will avoid translation
from L1 afterward and become more fluent.

 The Disadvantages of Teaching English to Young Children

On the other hand, there are downsides in such a burdensome trend. First
of all, English classes in a kindergarten are not always cheap as principals
endeavor to hire TEFL certifiednative teachers who command a high salary.
Therefore, not everyone can afford to teach their child English so early.

Moreover, it is obvious that such young students lack motivation and it

can be difficult for them to understand why they need to repeat some weird
sounds that is why they are prone to misbehavior. If a teacher gets distracted by
such poorly motivated students, a lesson is unlikely to be successful. A teacher
needs to engage reluctant kids in the gamesand relax the atmosphere in the
classroom. To add, some children can be shy and not willing to participate in any
activities. It can be an issue, especially if there are a lot of students in the class, as
kids copy each other.

We should bear in mind that not everyone is an apt student as a new

language is not their cup of tea. Instead of learning a new skill, they are forced to
do something they do not appreciate and it can lead to psychological problems
that are not easy to overcome. To motivate such children there should be some
incentives like points or stickers so a student can understand why he does some
particular task. The carrot and stick approach should be implemented, with more
carrots preferable.

2. Do you think teaching EYL in Indonesia successful or not? Why do you think so?
 From the discussion on each required knowledge base and skills for
accomplished teaching, we can see components of expertise for effective
teachers of English for young learners which have thus far never been
articulated publicly in Indonesian academic discourses.In the discussion of
these components of professional expertise of teachers of English, there are
crucial implications for both preservice and in-service teachers training
programs, which have not responded adequately to the changing needs in the
field of teaching of English. Furthermore, those training programs are
expected to create effective teachers with a good command of English and
skills in using the language for communication, and an ability to act as a role
model to the learners they teach.