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Palgrave MacMillan International Perspectives on Teaching English to Young Learners 2014 Edition by S. Rich
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. Table of contents :- 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; Ela Sowa 7. Globalization, Plurilingualism and Young Learners in Mexico and Beyond; Caroline Linse and Alina Gamboa PART III: INTRODUCING INNOVATIONS IN TEYL 8. Rethinking the Role of the Native Language in Learning to Read in English: 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 11. The Added Value of International Perspectives on TEYL; Sarah Rich Suggestions for Further Reading ?