Handbook of early language education [electronic resource] / Mila Schwartz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schwartz, Mila, editor.

Series:

Springer international handbooks of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Language and languages.

Early childhood education.

early childhood education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This is the first international and interdisciplinary handbook to offer a comprehensive and an in-depth overview of findings from contemporary research, theory, and practice in early childhood language education in various parts of the world and with different populations. The contributions by leading scholars and practitioners are structured to give a survey of the topic, highlight its importance, and provide a critical stance. The book covers preschool ages, and looks at children belonging to diverse ethno-linguistic groups and experiencing different histories and pathways of their socio-linguistic and socio-cultural development and early education. The languages under the scope of this handbook are identified by the contributors as immigrant languages, indigenous, endangered, heritage, regional, minority, majority, and marginalized, as well as foreign and second languages, all of which are discussed in relation to early language education as the key concept of the handbook. In this volume,"early language education" will refer to any kind of setting, both formal and informal (e.g. nursery, kindergarten, early childhood education centers, complementary early schooling etc.) in which language learning within a context of children's sociolinguistic diversity takes place before elementary school.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction (including some brief historical perspectives on early language education) The Editors Part I General foundations in language education during the early years

Chapter 1. Early language education and language socialization

Chapter 2. Language education policy in early language education

Chapter 3. Intercultural education and early language learning

Chapter 4. The role of cognitive factors in young learners' language development

Chapter 5. Grammar development in early language education

Chapter 6. Vocabulary and grammar development in young language learners of English

Chapter 6. Vocabulary development in early language education

Chapter 7. Emergent literacy development in early language education

Chapter 8. Children with special needs in early language education

Chapter 9. Methodological approaches to studying early language education

Part II Diversity of sociolinguistic contexts in early language education

Chapter 10. Dual language model in the early years in the US

Chapter 11. EFL in early language education

Chapter 12. Early years education and the reversal of language shift

Chapter 13. Early immersion in minority language context (Canada and Finland)

Chapter 14. Heritage language immersion context: Irish immersion preschools

Chapter 15. Russian language among immigrant population in early education

Chapter 16. Content and Language Integrated Learning in Europe

Part III Children, teachers, and parents in interaction

Chapter 17. Talking with children: how can teachers and parents best support 3-5-year olds?

Chapter 18. Children's', teachers' and parents' agency in interaction in early language education

Chapter 19. The interaction between family language policy and educators in early language education

Chapter 20. Educational partnerships of teachers, parents and children in diverse preschool contexts

Chapter 21. Family language planning strategies in pre-primary age

Part IV Pedagogical aspects in early language education

Chapter 22. Preparing teachers for early language education

Chapter 23. Team teaching in early language education

Chapter 24: Benefits of early language instruction vary by learning contexts

Chapter 25. From preprimary to primary learning of English as a foreign language: Coherence and continuity issues

Chapter 26. Nursery rhymes in early language education

Chapter 27. Picture books in early language education: A critical review of their uses

Chapter 28. Promoting communication skills with child L2 learners

Chapter 29. Creating language conducive strategies and contexts in early language education

Part V Early language education in different countries

Chapter 30. Early language education in Singapore

Chapter 31. Early language education in Australia

Chapter 32. Early childhood language education in Canada

Chapter 33: Early language education in the United Arab Emirates

Chapter 34. Early language education in Russia

Chapter 35. Early language education within state multilingual context: a case of Luxemburg

Chapter 36. Early language education of immigrant children in Sweden

Concluding summary: The Editors

Index.

Notes:

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

Print version: HANDBOOK OF EARLY LANGUAGE EDUCATION.

ISBN:

9783030916626

3030916626

OCLC:

1308795689

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.