num_pages: 192
description: An accessible guide to the theory and practice of teaching English to children in primary education.This book is not a theoretical analysis of teaching language to young learners, nor is it a resource manual with a list of ready ideas and 'tips' for classroom use. Instead, it aims to discuss and bring together research relevant to children and language learning and principles in classroom practice.The book is organized into eleven chapters:1. Learning and development2. Learning the first language at home and at school3. Learning a second/third language at home and at school4. Policy: primary ELT programmes5. Teaching listening and speaking6. Teaching reading and writing7. Teaching vocabulary and grammar8. Learning to learn (helping children develop learning strategies)9. Materials evaluation and materials design10. Assessment11. Research in the primary English classroomEach chapter ends with a list of recommended reading, a survey of background theory, references to various practical teacher resources, and a set of follow-up tasks suitable both for trainee teachers and practising teachers using the book independently.
language: English
title: Teaching Young Language Learners
titlecomplete: Teaching Young Language Learners (Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers Series)
genres: Teaching, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 56
series: Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers
publisher: Oxford University Press