Cambridge EFL & ESL (Elementary Level) Spoken English in Minecraft!
Practice your spoken English skills, while playing Minecraft! Shy and Confident students welcome!
EnglishToGo
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(16)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
The Minecraft platform encourages students to build skills like collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and systems thinking. In this class for beginner EFL & ESL speakers, students will take part in different projects in Minecraft, each with a historical theme. The main objective will be to first complete simple activities, such as building a house, or a farm in Minecraft. We will then move on to building more difficult things in Minecraft, such as automated farms. At the start of each class I will teach the students some simple vocabulary and sentences based on the Cambridge English curriculum, specifically CEFR levels A. Then we will login to the game and use the new language to complete simple activities in Minecraft. The focus of these ongoing classes is not only on EFL and ESL, it is also on establishing a community mindset, and developing communication skills. Week 1 - Ancient Rome Theme Week 2 - Ancient Egypt Theme Week 3 - Medieval Britannia Theme Week 4 - The Viking Age Theme *Thumbnail image contains the Minecraft educator badge earned by completing the Minecraft educator course https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/about-badges
Learning Goals
1. Understand what is said clearly, slowly and directly in simple everyday conversation with support
2. Communicate in basic and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters
3. Use basic sentence patterns and communicate through simple phrases, groups of a few words and formulae about themselves and other people, what they do, places and possessions.
4. Ask and answer simple questions about personal information and everyday life.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please be aware that Minecraft is a platform outside of Outschool. Minecraft, are COPPA-compliant and learners under 13 may use them freely, without parental oversight.
The Minecraft software can be downloaded from https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download
Supply List
This class will require the Minecraft Windows 10 Edition (Bedrock Edition), which can be used on any device. (Windows 10 and 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series S and X, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Fire OS/TV, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile and Samsung Gear VR.) It is not compatible with the Minecraft Java Edition. If the student has the Java Edition then they can still download the Windows 10 Edition for this class. I will need the student's gamer tag at least one day before the class, in order to add them as a friend, and invite them to the Minecraft world. It will be helpful if the student has Minecraft running just before the start of the class, and I will invite them to the world or realm after the class starts.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved or associated with Mojang.
Joined May, 2021
5.0
16reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Most of my teaching background is in EFL instruction to the K12 age group, which I've done in class, online and in summer camps for the last eight years! I have also been creating courseware for EnglishToGo for three years, with the vision to provide students with exceptional classes, as well as learning methods. My TEFL is a 120 hr course done in-class with the WORLD TEFL ASSOCIATION. I have a Bachelors degree in Management and music, as well as various certificates including an Acalog ACMS in Modern World History.
In addition, I am currently studying online courses in communication and rhetorical studies, and am a part of the Minecraft Teacher Academy where I take courses in educating with Minecraft.Reviews
Live Group Class
$24
weekly1x per week
40 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-10
2-6 learners per class
