Nataly Zelada is an EFL teacher with 6 years of experience in the field. She has experience teaching children, teenagers and adults. She has a B.A in English from the National University of Asunción. She was an Exchange Teacher in Early Childhood Education in Kansas, USA. She has worked for different private schools and language institutes. Nataly has presented workshops for teachers of English and other languages. She has also designed educational materials for teachers of languages. She is a co-founder of the educational company “The COOL Class”."

TITLE: Teaching English to Children, a Gamified Approach

The workshop consists of showcasing several didactic activities that can be used to teach young learners in a fun and dynamic way. We provide ideas to teach small and large classes, teaching English with several didactic materials or few of them. The activities shown are fun, meaningful and engaging and can be adapted to several English proficiency level as well as students ages. Our activities fit within the gamification framework for teaching English as a foreign language. Gamification helps structure our English classes and provide students with motivation to achieve goals and learn the language.