Teaching English to young learners : critical issues in language teaching with 3-12 year olds / edited by Janice Bland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bland, Janice, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Second language acquisition.

Educational tests and measurements.

Language and education.

Physical Description:

xiii, 301 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc, 2015.

Summary:

Aimed at student teachers, researchers, educators and practitioners, Teaching English 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 for young learners (EYL). There is clear presentation of the theoretical background, providing access to the most recent scholarship. Exploring the essential issues critically and in-depth, including the disadvantages as well as advantages of teaching second languages with young learners, topics include: task-based learning, storytelling, drama and poetry, technology language development, intercultural understanding, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), assessment, Innovative and rapidly emerging topics are covered, such as immersion teaching, picturebooks in the EYL classroom and English with pre-primary children. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Advantages and Disadvantages of English as a Foreign Language with Young Learners / Janet Enever Enever, Janet 13

2 Primary English and Critical Issues: A Worldwide Perspective / Sheiagh Rixon Rixon, Sheiagh 31

3 English in Pre-primary: The Challenges of Getting It Right / Sandie Mourao Mourao, Sandie 51

4 Immersion Teaching in English with Young Learners / Kristin Kersten Kersten, Kristin, Andreas Rohde Rohde, Andreas 71

5 CLIL Scenarios with Young Learners / Kay Bentley Bentley, Kay 91

6 Task-Based Learning with Children / Annamaria Pinter Pinter, Annamaria 113

7 Language Development in Young Learners: The Role of Formulaic Language / Saskia Kersten Kersten, Saskia 129

8 Grammar Templates for the Future with Poetry for Children / Janice Bland Bland, Janice 147

9 Developing Intercultural Understanding in Primary Schools / Patricia Driscoll Driscoll, Patricia, Helen Simpson Simpson, Helen 167

10 Oral Storytelling in the Primary English Classroom / Janice Bland Bland, Janice 183

11 The Potential of Picturebooks with Young Learners / Sandie Mourao Mourao, Sandie 199

12 Drama with Young Learners / Janice Bland Bland, Janice 219

13 Teaching Young Learners with Technology / Euline Cutrim Schmid Schmid, Euline Cutrim, Shona Whyte Whyte, Shona 239

14 Assessment and Portfolios / Carmen Becker Becker, Carmen 261

15 Developing Principled Materials for Young Learners of English as a Foreign Language / Brian Tomlinson Tomlinson, Brian 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472588579

1472588576

9781472588562

1472588568

OCLC:

897400059