Teaching English to Young Learners: : Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3–12 Year Olds

Abstract

Foreword, Carol Read (President of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) Introduction, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany) 1. The Advantages and Disadvantages of English as a Foreign Language with Young Learners, Janet Enever (Umea University, Sweden) 2. Primary English and Critical Issues: A Worldwide Perspective, Shelagh Rixon (Freelance Researcher, UK) 3. English in Pre-primary: The Challenges of Getting it Right, Sandie Mourao (Freelance Researcher, Portugal) 4. Immersion Teaching in English with Young Learners, Kristin Kersten (Hildesheim University, Germany) and Andreas Rohde (University of Cologne, Germany) 5. CLIL Scenarios with Young Learners, Kay Bentley (Freelance Researcher, UK) 6. Task-based Learning with Children, Annamaria Pinter (University of Warwick, UK) 7. Language Development in Young Learners: The Role of Formulaic Language, Saskia Kersten (University of Hertfordshire, UK) 8. Grammar Templates for the Future with Poetry for Children, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany) 9. Developing Intercultural Understanding in Primary Schools, Patricia Driscoll (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) and Helen Simpson (World Education Development Group, UK) 10. Oral Storytelling in the Primary English Classroom, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany) 11. The Potential of Picturebooks with Young Learners, Sandie Mourao (Freelance Researcher, Portugal) 12. Drama with Young Learners, Janice Bland (Vechta University, Germany) 13. Teaching Young Learners with Technology, Euline Cutrim Schmid (Schwabisch Gmund University of Education, Germany) and Shona Whyte (University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France) 14. Assessment and Portfolios, Carmen Becker (University of Hannover, Germany) 15. Developing Principled Materials for Young Learners, Brian Tomlinson (Freelance Researcher, UK) Index