International Perspectives on Teaching English to Young Learners (International Perspectives on English Language Teaching)

This volume comprises 11 research-led accounts from Teaching English to Young Learner (TEYL) educators working in a range of diverse settings worldwide. The innovative practical and theoretical perspectives offer some important insights into effective TEYL pedagogy for the 21st century. 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 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-- 1. Taking Stock: Where Are We Now With Teyl? / Sarah Rich -- Part I. Starting Points For An Inquiry Into Teyl Pedagogic Practice: 2. Making The Moves From Decoding To Extensive Reading With Young Learners: Insights From Research And Practice Around The World / Wendy Arnold And Shelagh Rixon; 3. Examining Classroom Interactional Practices To Promote Learning In The Young Learner Efl Classroom In China / Zehang Chen And Qiang Wang; 4. From Language Policy To Pedagogic Practice: Elementary School English In Japan / Brian Gaynor -- Part Ii. Teaching Teyl In A Globalized World: New Opportunities And New Challenges: 5. The Impact Of Playing Commercial Online Games On Young Korean Efl Learners' L2 Identity / Sang-ah Jeon; 6. Addressing Intercultural Awareness-raising In The Young Learner Efl Classroom In Poland: Some Teacher Perspectives / Elżbieta Sowa; 7. Globalization, Plurilingualism And Young Learners In Mexico And Beyond / Caroline Linse And Alina Gamboa -- Part Iii. Introducing Innovations In Teyl Practice: 8. Rethinking The Role Of The Native Language In Learning To Read In English As A Foreign Language: Insights From A Reading Intervention In A Rural Primary School In South Africa / Leketi Makalela; 9. Interactive Theatre With Student Teachers And Young Learners: Enhancing Efl Learning Across Institutional Divisions In Germany / Janice Bland; 10. Scaffolding Listening Through Ict With Young Learners In Qatar / Mohammad Manasreh -- Conclusion: The Added Value Of International Perspectives On Teyl / Sarah Rich. Edited By Sarah Rich, University Of Exeter, Uk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Taking Stock: Where Are We Now with TEYL?....Pages 1-19 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Making the Moves from Decoding to Extensive Reading with Young Learners: Insights from Research and Practice around the World....Pages 23-44 Examining Classroom Interactional Practices to Promote Learning in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in China....Pages 45-65 From Language Policy to Pedagogic Practice: Elementary School English in Japan....Pages 66-84 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 The Impact of Playing Commercial Online Games on Young Korean EFL Learners’ L2 Identity....Pages 87-103 Addressing Intercultural Awareness-Raising in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in Poland: Some Teacher Perspectives....Pages 104-122 Globalization, Plurilingualism and Young Learners in Mexico and Beyond....Pages 123-138 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 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....Pages 141-155 Interactive Theatre with Student Teachers and Young Learners: Enhancing EFL Learning across Institutional Divisions in Germany....Pages 156-174 Scaffolding Listening through ICT with Young Learners in Qatar....Pages 175-190 Conclusion: The Added Value of International Perspectives on TEYL....Pages 191-200 Back Matter....Pages 201-206 « 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 »-- Résumé de l'éditeur