Teaching EFL to young learners

Worldwide there are more and more people from non-English speaking background countries wishing to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL). This chapter begins by exploring some of the differences between EFL settings and other language learning contexts. It follows this with an explanation about...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Azcaray Garay, Agurtzane; Oliver, Rhonda
Format: Book chapter
Publication date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
Repository:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/64866
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/64866
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:young learners
EFL
tasks
teaching languages
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Summary:Worldwide there are more and more people from non-English speaking background countries wishing to learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL). This chapter begins by exploring some of the differences between EFL settings and other language learning contexts. It follows this with an explanation about young learners, and continues by focusing on the role and main concerns for EFL teachers. The chapter also focuses on collaborative tasks, providing a number of examples of these and other online resources that EFL teachers can use. It describes the potential role in the classroom. The chapter looks at young learners' perspectives about EFL learning. It also discusses assessment practices and resources related to this part of teaching. The chapter examines some ways to best utilise the time and to maximise the benefits of the teaching and learning that does occur in EFL contexts.