Teaching Young Language Learners: An accessible guide to the theory and practice of teaching English to children in primary education.

Pinter, Annamaria

ISBN 10: 0194422070 / ISBN 13: 9780194422079

Published by Oxford University Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching Young Language Learners: An accessible guide to the theory and practice of teaching English to children in primary education.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0194422070
• ISBN 13: 9780194422079
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis

This comprehensive guide combines research with principles of classroom practice. Topics include vocabulary and grammar, adapting and designing materials, and assessment. Clear examples, tasks, and recommended reading are provided.

About the Author

Patsy M. Lightbown is Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University in Montreal and Past President of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Her research focuses on how instruction and feedback affect second-language acquisition in classrooms where the emphasis is on "communicative" or "content-based" language teaching. The contexts for her work have included elementary schools in Canada and, more recently, dual-language bilingual classes in the U.S. Nina Spada is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Modern Language Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her main areas of professional interest are second language acquisition, classroom research in L2 teaching and learning, and English as a Second Language.