Screen LibraryInternational perspectives on teaching English to young learners /
"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 thi...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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International perspectives on English language teaching
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"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781137023223 (paperback) : 1137023228 (paperback) 9781137023216 (hardback) 113702321X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | PE1128 |
| CLC: | H319 |
| Call Number: | H319/I616 |
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Taking Stock: Where Are We Now With TEYL? / Starting Points for an Inquiry into TEYL Pedagogic Practice: Making the Moves from Decoding to Extensive Reading with Young Learners: Insights from Research and Practice around the World / Examining Classroom Interactional Practices to Promote Learning in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in China / From Language Policy to Pedagogic Practice: Elementary School English in Japan / Teaching TEYL in a Globalized World: New Opportunities and New Challenges: The Impact of Playing Commercial Online Games on Young Korean EFL Learners' L2 Identity / Addressing Intercultural Awareness-Raising in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in Poland: Some Teacher Perspectives / Globalization, Plurilingualism and Young Learners in Mexico and Beyond / Introducing Innovations in TEYL Practice: 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 / Interactive Theatre with Student Teachers and Young Learners: Enhancing EFL Learning Across Institutional Divisions in Germany / Scaffolding Listening through ICT with Young Learners in Qatar / Conclusion: The Added Value of International Perspectives on TEYL / |