Ten Helpful Ideas for Teaching English to Young Learners  

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Joan Kang Shin

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: English Teaching Forum (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 44 no. 2 (Apr. 2006), page 2-7.
Topik: Teaching English; teaching english
Fulltext: Ten Helpful Ideas.pdf (189.61KB)

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Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) has become its own field of study as the age of compulsory English education has become lower and lower in countries around the world. It is widely believed that starting the study of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) before the critical period - 12 or 13 years old - will build more proficient speakers of English. However, there is no empirical evidence supporting the idea that an early start in English language learning in foreign language contexts produces better English speakers (Nunan 1999). Levels of proficiency seem to be dependent on other factors - type of program and curriculum, number of hours spent in english class, and techniques and activities used (Rixon 2000). If an early start alone is not the solution, then what can EFL teachers of young learners do to take advantage of the flexibility of young minds and the malleability of youngest to graow better speakers of english ? As the age for english education lowers in classrooms across the globe, EFL teachers of young learners struggle to keep up with this trend and seek effective ways of teaching.

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