Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners

Sue Garton is a Reader in TESOL and Associate Dean of External Relations within the School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University, UK.Fiona Copland is a Professor of TESOL and Associate Dean of Research within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stirling, UK.

• List of FiguresList of TablesIntroductionPART 1 – Macro Issues1. Languages policy and English for young learners in early education2. The age debate: a critical overview3. Early language learning teacher education4. Young learners’ motivation for learning English5. Teaching English to young learners in difficult circumstancesPART 2 In the Young Learner Classroom6. Contexts of learning in TEYL7. Multilingualism in primary schools 8. Differentiated Instruction for Young English Learners9. Languages in the young learner classroom10. Classroom management for teaching English to young learnersPART 3 Young Learner Pedagogy11. Fostering young learners’ listening and speaking skills12. Teaching reading and writing to young learners13. Teaching grammar to young learners14. Vocabulary teaching for young learners 15. Critical pedagogy and teaching English to children16. CLIL in the primary school context17. Learning through literature18. Language learning through projects PART 4 Technology and Young Learner Curriculum 19. Gaming and young learners20. Mobile learning for young english learners21. Classroom technology for young learners22. Syllabus development in early English language teaching23. Materials for early language learning24 Assessment of young English language learners Part 5 Researching Young Learners25. Research issues with young learners26. Research into the teaching of English as a foreign language in early childhood education and care27. Research on learning English outside the classroomPart 6 Teaching English to Young Learners: Regional Perspectives28. Early English language learning in Africa: challenges and opportunities 29. Early English language learning in East Asia30. The teaching of English to young learners in Europe31. Teaching English to young learners: some reflective voices from Latin America32. The teaching of English to young learners across the Pacific