ERIC Number: EJ1107890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 7
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Ten Helpful Ideas for Teaching English to Young Learners
Shin, Joan Kang
English Teaching Forum, v44 n2 p2-7, 13 2006
This article offers ten suggestions for teaching young learners between the age of 7 and 12 based on language-teaching principles. They include supplementing activities with visuals, realia and movement; involving students in making visuals and realia; moving from activity to activity; teaching in themes; using stories and contexts familiar to students; establishing classroom routines in English; using L1 as a resource when necessary; bringing in helpers from the community; collaborating with other teachers in your school; and communicating with other professionals.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Young Children, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners, Children, Language Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Online Courses, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Native Language
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Asia
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