Second Language Oracy Development for Young Learners : Listening, Speaking and Thinking / edited by Christine C. M. Goh, Robbie Lee Sabnani, Willy A. Renandya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goh, Christine C. M.

Series:

English Language Education, 2213-6975 ; 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Education.

Children.

Language Teaching and Learning.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Childhood Education.

Local Subjects:

Language Teaching and Learning.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Childhood Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This edited volume addresses the development of young language learners’ oracy which strengthens their abilities to speak and listen and use spoken language to deepen thinking and engagement with their world. It offers theoretical and pedagogical perspectives on oracy development and proposes ideas for teaching listening, speaking and thinking in contexts. The book consists of four parts: (1) Research and pedagogical overviews, (2) Classroom practices for the teaching of oracy, (3) Technology for the teaching of oracy, and (4) Developing thinking through oracy. Collectively, the authors address the teaching and learning of oracy in classroom settings as well as teacher-scaffolded informal learning beyond the classroom. With concise chapters written by international scholars and practitioners, this book is a valuable reference for teacher educators, teachers, graduate students and language education researchers interested in oracy. It is both empirically- and practice- driven, informed by theories of oracy development and the authors’ own research and teaching experience. Although the discussions are mainly based on the teaching and learning of English, language educators and researchers of other languages may also find the theoretical and pedagogical perspectives in the book relevant. With its diverse global perspectives on developing oracy, this edited volume will contribute to current understanding of language development of young learners in a variety of second / foreign language and bilingual education contexts.

Contents:

Conceptualizing oracy development for young language learners an introduction

Overview of bilingual acquisition of oracy in young learners

Principles and practices for teaching oracy skills to young l2 learners

Materials for helping young learners to develop oracy skills

Assessing young language learners oracy skills developments challenges and promises

Using childrens literature for oracy development in the primary school

Promoting oracy development in young learners through project based learning

Using communication tasks to develop young learners oracy skills

Enhancing oracy development in young learners through explicit and contextualized instruction

Teaching pronunciation to young learners

Enhancing young EFL learners oracy and vocabulary development through picture book reading mediation

Technology enhanced metacognitive pedagogical sequence for developing young learners listening skills

Using technology to develop young learners oracy skills

Technology assisted extensive listening and viewing for young learners

Formative assessment of speaking for young learners using generative artificial intelligence

Developing young learners talk and thinking skills for group discussions

Developing metacognition to enhance young learners speaking

Facilitating childrens oracy skills through digital storytelling.

Notes:

Print version record.

ISBN:

9789819575268

OCLC:

1610751467