“My Country in Europe”: A Content-based Project for Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Young Learners

Abstract

The present paper outlines the process of introducing a pilot EFL (English as a Foreign Language) project, which integrates content and language learning. It aimed at developing young learners’ language skills in English, through integrating English language learning with the subject of Geography. The project was piloted in two fifth grade (5th) classrooms of a Greek primary school. The results of the intervention project indicated the positive effects of the project on students’ oral and written skills and their attitude towards foreign language learning.