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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100194422070
ISBN-139780194422079
eBay Product ID (ePID)54241968
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameTeaching Young Language Learners
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
SubjectEnglish As a Second Language
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorAnnamaria Pinter
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
SeriesOxford Handbooks for Language Teachers Ser.
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceEnglish as a Second Language
LCCN2009-280187
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal372.652/1044
SynopsisThis comprehensive guide combines up-to-date research with principles of classroom practice. It provides an accessible overview of the issues surrounding the teaching of young learners, covering skills, vocabulary and grammar, learning to learn, adapting and designing materials, planning and assessment, policy decisions, and research., This comprehensive guide combines research with principles of classroom practice. Topics include vocabulary and grammar, adapting and designing materials, and assessment. Clear examples, tasks, and recommended reading are provided., 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 development 2. Learning the first language athome and at school 3. Learning a second/third language at home and at school 4. Policy: primary ELT programmes 5. Teaching listening and speaking 6. Teachingreading and writing 7. Teaching vocabulary and grammar 8. Learning to learn (helping children develop learning strategies) 9. Materials evaluation and materials design 10. Assessment 11. Research in the primary English classroom Each 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 traineeteachers and practising teachers using the book independently.