Teaching English to Young Learners

Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 Year Olds

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Teaching English to Young Learners

Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 Year Olds

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Aimed at student teachers, educators and practitioners, Teaching English Language to Young Learners outlines and explains the crucial issues, themes and scenarios relating to this area of teaching. Each chapter by a leading international scholar offers a thorough introduction to a central theme of English as a foreign language (EFL) with preteens, with clear presentation of the theoretical background and detailed references for further reading, providing access to the most recent scholarship. Exploring the essential issues critically and in-depth, including the disadvantages as well as advantages of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) with young learners, topics include:

- task-based learning in the primary school;
- storytelling;
- drama;
- technology;
- vocabulary development;
- intercultural understanding;
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) scenarios;
- assessment.

Innovative and rapidly emerging topics are covered, such as immersion teaching, picturebooks in the EFL classroom and English with pre-primary children.

Foreword, Carol Read (President of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
Introduction, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany)
1. The Advantages and Disadvantages of English as a Foreign Language with Young Learners, Janet Enever (Umea University, Sweden)
2. Primary English and Critical Issues: A Worldwide Perspective, Shelagh Rixon (Freelance Researcher, UK)
3. English in Pre-primary: The Challenges of Getting it Right, Sandie Mourão (Freelance Researcher, Portugal)
4. Immersion Teaching in English with Young Learners, Kristin Kersten (Hildesheim University, Germany) and Andreas Rohde (University of Cologne, Germany)
5. CLIL Scenarios with Young Learners, Kay Bentley (Freelance Researcher, UK)
6. Task-based Learning with Children, Annamaria Pinter (University of Warwick, UK)
7. Language Development in Young Learners: The Role of Formulaic Language, Saskia Kersten (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
8. Grammar Templates for the Future with Poetry for Children, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany)
9. Developing Intercultural Understanding in Primary Schools, Patricia Driscoll (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) and Helen Simpson (World Education Development Group, UK)
10. Oral Storytelling in the Primary English Classroom, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany)
11. The Potential of Picturebooks with Young Learners, Sandie Mourão (Freelance Researcher, Portugal)
12. Drama with Young Learners, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany)
13. Teaching Young Learners with Technology, Euline Cutrim Schmid (Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education, Germany) and Shona Whyte (University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France)
14. Assessment and Portfolios, Carmen Becker (University of Hannover, Germany)
15. Developing Principled Materials for Young Learners, Brian Tomlinson (Freelance Researcher, UK)
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Product details

Published	24 Sep 2015
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	288
ISBN	9781472588586
Imprint	Bloomsbury Academic
Series	Bloomsbury Guidebooks for Language Teachers
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

A text that brings together all the best bits of older topics and adds value with new research and findings.

British Journal of Educational Studies
[An] undeniable value of the book lies in its multifaceted approach to the issues discussed. Academics and researchers alike will find rich and profound information about the scientific background, while teachers and teacher trainers are given the opportunity to develop their knowledge about potential teaching practices in the classroom ... As a result the book has significantly enriched the still new and yet rapidly expanding field of teaching English to young learners.

International Research Society for Children's Literature journal
A must-read for researchers and teachers looking to expand their knowledge of young learner language education. What sets this book apart from other books on the subject is the examples provided of real classroom practice, which may make it more accessible to teachers of young learners. This volume offers readers a useful summary of current theories, research, and classroom practices.

Asian EFL Journal
This authoritative work ... provides research-based analyses of the particular methodologies and issues most relevant to primary and pre-primary English language teaching contexts. No overview of this field would be complete without some discussion of Clil, technology and assessment, and these topics are all represented ... Importantly, the volume also reflects the trend towards lowering the starting age for English language teaching by including an excellent chapter by Sandie Mourão on the specific needs of the pre-primary age group (3–6 years).

EL Gazette
A significant contribution to an area that is of increasing interest to ELT scholars and practitioners ... Janice Bland has assembled some of the most interesting researchers working on European contexts ... [Her book is] destined to become required reading for trainee teachers.

System
The majority of contributions also describe a variety of useful teaching techniques, and provide practical suggestions for creative and stimulating activities, described clearly and in great detail ... The editor should especially be commended for the skilful way in which the book is organised ... The accessible language, clear and comprehensible argumentation, tackling of timely subjects, and inclusion of numerous practical suggestions are likely to ensure a wide readership for this edited volume, one that will include students, future and current teachers, scholars, parents, and anyone interested in the latest developments in EYL.

Libri & Liberi: Journal of Research on Children's Literature and Culture