International Perspectives on Teaching English to Young Learners

1. Taking Stock: Where Are We Now with TEYL?

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, Shelagh Rixon

3. Examining Classroom Interactional Practices to Promote Learning in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in China
Zehang Chen, 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 Sarah Jeon

6. Addressing Intercultural Awareness-Raising in the Young Learner EFL Classroom in Poland: Some Teacher Perspectives
Elżbieta Sowa

7. Globalization, Plurilingualism and Young Learners in Mexico and Beyond
Caroline Linse, Alina Gamboa

Part III. Introducing Innovations in TEYL Practice

8. Rethinking the Role of the Native Language in Learning to Read in English as a Foreign Language: Insights from a Reading Intervention Study 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. Conclusion: The Added Value of International Perspectives on TEYL
Sarah Rich

Keywords: Education, Language Education, Language Teaching, Linguistics, general, English