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Contents
About this book
Terminology used in this book
List of figures
1 Very young and young children and language learning
1.1 Children’s and parents’ expectations
1.2 Starting to learn English as another language
1.3 The developing child
1.4 How a child learns oral English
1.5 Adults’ and parents’ roles in learning English
2 Fitting the syllabus to the child
2.1 The syllabus
2.2 The teacher’s role as mediator
2.3 Supplementing the syllabus
2.4 A beginners’ syllabus
2.5 Working without a textbook
2.6 An examination syllabus
3 Planning lessons
3.1 Class framework
3.2 Class organisation
3.3 Planning activities
3.4 Managing and mediating
3.5 Making a lesson plan
3.6 Documentation
3.7 Classroom language
3.8 Linking home and school
4 Beginning oral communication
4.1 Using English from the start
4.2 Instructional words and phrases
4.3 Modifying language levels for young beginners
4.4 Creating methods of communication
4.5 Pronunciation
5 Oral games