Young Learners and Foreign Language Education. Selected Issues

CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE BOOK
INTRODUCTION

WHAT TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO YOUNG LEARNERS ACTUALLY IS
THE INSEPARABLE COMPONENTS: THE TEACHER AND THE LEARNER
PSYCHICAL AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG LEARNERS
ON THE FIRST AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
ON MEMORY SYSTEMS
PLANNING YOUNG LEARNER LANGUAGE LESSONS
MANAGING YOUNG LEARNER CLASSES
ON THE SELECTED NON-LINGUISTIC SKILLS FUNCTIONING IN THE YOUNG LEARNER L2 CLASSROOM
THE PRONUNCIATION FILES
TEACHING VOCABULARY TO YOUNG LEARNERS
INTRODUCING GRAMMAR IN YOUNG LEARNER CLASSROOM
HELPING YOUNG LEARNERS BECOME LITERATE USERS OF ENGLISH (1): PRACTICING THE SKILL OF READING
HELPING YOUNG LEARNERS BECOME LITERATE USERS OF ENGLISH (2): PRACTICING THE SKILL OF WRITING
TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS: THE SKILL OF LISTENING
ON TEACHING THE SKILL OF SPEAKING TO YOUNG LEARNERS
YOUNG LEARNERS: MUSIC AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
YOUNG LEARNERS AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
USING DRAMA IN YOUNG LEARNER CLASSES
STORYTELLING AND ITS WHEREABOUTS
PLAYS AND GAMES, AND THE TARGET LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
ASSESSING YOUNG LEARNERS
TEACHER – PARENT – YOUNG LEARNER CO-OPERATION

GLOSSARY
APPENDICES
1. POPULAR NURSERY RHYMES, SONGS, AND JAZZ CHANTS FOR CHILDREN
2. A PATTERN OF A SYLLABUS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. THE FIRST 10 LESSONS
3. THE VARK SENSORY MODALITIES USED FOR LEARNING INFORMATION (FLEMING & MILLS, 1992)
4. A SURVEY OF LANGUAGE PLAYS AND GAMES FOR PRESCHOOL, LOWER PRIMARY, AND UPPER PRIMARY LEARNERS

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