Description
Book SynopsisThis book shines a light on novel and less familiar domains of early English language education for children aged 3 to 12, in mainstream and out-of-school settings. Enveloping the volume is the making of creative connections to wider educational philosophies which extend beyond the confines of a narrow linguistic lens. In reconciling the theory-practice divide in English language education, each chapter presents a synthesis of research issues leading to a practical showcase of ideas. Organised in two main parts, the first focuses on innovations within classroom practice, curriculum development, and child-centred assessment, exploring areas which have either received insufficient attention and/or have been reimagined through fresh perspectives. The second part explores innovations in pre- and in-service teacher education contexts and focuses on lesser-known and/or underexplored topics, including bridging general and language education, multilingualism, in-depth learning, metacognition, and pragmatics. This is a timely publication for teacher educators and practitioners alike.
Table of ContentsPreface: Annamaria Pinter
Foreword: Sue Garton
1. Introduction: confluence, connections and a call to action in early English education
David Valente and Daniel Xerri
PART 1: Innovative Practices in Early English Education
2. Integrating language learning into education in the primary English classroom
Andrew Littlejohn
3. Implementing agency-based approaches in upper-primary English language education
Hendrik Dirk Lagerwaard
4. Developing intercultural competence in early years and primary ELT
Carol Read
5. Enriching early years English language education with translanguaging
Lijuan Shi
6. Developing primary English learners’ visual literacy for a multimodal world
Joan Kang Shin
7. Fostering digital literacies in primary English language education
Georgios Neokleous
8. Reimagining picturebook pedagogy for online primary English language education
Gail Ellis and Tatia Gruenbaum
9. Building in assessment for learning to existing primary ELT practice
Shelagh Rixon
10. Expanding the role of self-assessment: From assessing to learning English
Yuko Goto Butler
PART 2: Innovative Practices in Early English Teacher Education
11. Embedding ELT within early childhood teacher education
Julie Waddington
12. Educating early years and primary English language teachers multilingually
Nayr Ibrahim
13. Scaffolding in-depth learning: picturebooks for intercultural citizenship in primary English teacher education
David Valente
14. Mainstreaming metacognitive practices in primary English teacher education programmes
Donna Lim, Willy A. Renandya and Kiren Kaur
15. Incorporating pragmatics into primary English language teacher education
Anders Myrset and Troy McConachy
Afterword: Fiona Copland
