Teaching Young Learners English

by Joan Shin, JoAnn Crandall

Overview

Teaching Young Learners English focuses on teaching English as a foreign language to children aged 7-12. It presents foundational concepts, best practices and practical suggestions on how to develop lessons and activities for the energetic and curious minds of young learners in the 21st Century classroom. It also features the perspectives and suggestions from practicing teachers around the world, and can be used as a basic text for prospective teachers or as a professional development tool for teachers and administrators wishing to develop the knowledge and skills to teach English to young learners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781111771379
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	04/09/2013
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. Joan Kang Shin is a Professor of Education at George Mason University and the Director of the Global Online Teacher Education Center (GOTEC). In 2016, Dr. Shin was named one of the 30 Up and Coming Leaders of TESOL by TESOL International Association. In 2021, she was named one of the top 30 English Language Specialists by the U.S. Department of State. She currently sits on the Board of Trustees for The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF).

Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and former Director of the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program, and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has worked in all areas of ESL/EFL including teaching, curriculum and materials development, standards development, and teacher training. She is a Series Editor of National Geographic Learning’s young learner programs Welcome to Our World, Our World, and Explore Our World, as well as the teen program Impact, and an author of the professional development title Teaching Young Learners English.

Table of Contents

Preface About the Authors Chapter 1: Teaching English to Young learners around the World: An Introduction Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) Chapter 3: Contextualizing Instruction: Creating Thematic Units and Lesson Plans Chapter 4: Teaching Listening and Speaking Chapter 5: Teaching Reading and Writing Chapter 6: Storytelling Chapter 7: Assessment Chapter 8: Classroom Management Chapter 9: Twenty-First-Century Skills in Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) Chapter 10: Professional Development Worksheets Index