Conceive basic concepts of human development, how human learning takes place, learning styles and strategies, factors affecting second language learning and personality characteristics, master in how children learn, recognize and describe the characteristics of young learners, distinguish language teaching materials appropriate for young learners and present examples of teaching vocabulary and grammar in micro-teaching sessions.

The differences between young learners (K-6) and learners at other ages (in terms of learning of language structures, skills and sub-skills), misconceptions about young learners; learner styles (e.g.: visual, auditory, kinesthetic) and strategies (e.g.: meta cognitive, cognitive, socio affective) of young learners; activities (e.g.: puzzles, stories and games, simulations) and audio visual aids (e.g.: pictures, realia, cartoons, puppets, songs) for the teaching of vocabulary, language skills and structures; selecting and sequencing teaching points and adapting and evaluating materials according to the cognitive and affective development and language level of the learners; classroom management techniques necessary for young learner classrooms.