International perspectives on teaching English to young learners / Edited by Sarah Rich, University of Exeter, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rich, Sarah, 1959- editor.

Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.

Series:

International perspectives on English language teaching

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Children--Language--Study and teaching.

Children.

Multicultural education.

Language arts (Elementary).

Children--Language.

Physical Description:

xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"In the 21st century the teaching of English to young learners (TEYL) has become a truly global phenomenon. It is therefore important to deepen our understanding of the lived experience of TEYL in the very different settings where it is being taught. The 11 research-led accounts included in this volume are by TEYL teachers, teacher educators and other important stakeholders in a range of contexts around the world. The accounts span a variety of topics and issues in TEYL, each of personal importance to the authors themselves, and resonant with TEYL educators everywhere. The fresh practical and theoretical perspectives on different facets of TEYL that the chapters offer provide teachers and researchers with a set of stimulating ideas which can inform debate and pedagogical innovation in all areas of language teaching and educational research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Taking Stock: Where Are We Now With TEYL? / Sarah Rich

Part I. Starting Points for an Inquiry into TEYL Pedagogic Practice: 2. Making the Moves from Decoding to Extensive Reading with Young Learners: Insights from Research and Practice around the World / Wendy Arnold and Shelagh Rixon; 3. Examining Classroom Interactional Practices to Promote Learning in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in China / Zehang Chen and Qiang Wang; 4. From Language Policy to Pedagogic Practice: Elementary School English in Japan / Brian Gaynor

Part II. Teaching TEYL in a Globalized World: New Opportunities and New Challenges: 5. The Impact of Playing Commercial Online Games on Young Korean EFL Learners' L2 Identity / Sang Ah Sarah Jeon; 6. Addressing Intercultural Awareness-Raising in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in Poland: Some Teacher Perspectives / Elżbieta Sowa; 7. Globalization, Plurilingualism and Young Learners in Mexico and Beyond / Caroline Linse and Alina Gamboa

Part III. Introducing Innovations in TEYL Practice: 8. Rethinking the Role of the Native Language in Learning to Read in English as a Foreign Language: Insights from a Reading Intervention Study in a Rural Primary School in South Africa / Leketi Makalela; 9. Interactive Theatre with Student Teachers and Young Learners: Enhancing EFL Learning Across Institutional Divisions in Germany / Janice Bland; 10. Scaffolding Listening through ICT with Young Learners in Qatar / Mohammad Manasreh

Conclusion: The Added Value of International Perspectives on TEYL / Sarah Rich.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edwin B. Cole Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781137023223

1137023228

9781137023216

113702321X

OCLC:

881859179

Publisher Number:

40024436365