Challenges in Teaching English to Young Learners: Global Perspectives and Local Realities

Autor/inn/en	Copland, Fiona; Garton, Sue; Burns, Anne
Titel	Challenges in Teaching English to Young Learners: Global Perspectives and Local Realities
Quelle	In: TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 48 (2014) 4, S.738-762 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-8322
DOI	10.1002/tesq.148
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Mixed Methods Research; Interviews; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary School Students; Teacher Education; Teacher Surveys; Case Studies; Large Group Instruction; Student Motivation; Individualized Instruction; Writing Instruction; Grammar; Language Proficiency; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schulische Motivation; Individualisierender Unterricht; Schreibunterricht; Grammatik; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Drawing on data from a recent research international research project, this article focuses on the challenges faced by teachers of English to young learners against the backdrop of the global rise of English. A mixed-methods approach was used to obtain the data, including a survey, which was completed by 4,459 teachers worldwide, and case studies, including observations and interviews with teachers, in five different primary schools in five different countries. A number of challenges emerged as affecting large numbers of teachers in different educational contexts, namely, teaching speaking, motivation, differentiating learning, teaching large classes, discipline, teaching writing, and teaching grammar. Importantly, some of these challenges have not been highlighted in the literature on young learner teaching to date. Other challenges are more localised, such as developing teachers' English competence. The article argues that teacher education should focus less on introducing teachers to general approaches to English language teaching and more on supporting teachers to meet the challenges that they have identified. (As Provided).
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