Dunn Opal. Introducing English to Young learners. Spoken Language

HarperCollins, 2013. — 304 p.A practical teacher guide book for teaching spoken English to young children This book looks at how very young and young children begin to acquire English, suggesting how teachers and parents can 'tune into' young children's developmental needs and support them. * Introduces lesson plans and a wide selection of useful oral activities for 3- to 8-year-olds.About this bookTerminology used in this book
List of figures
Very young and young children and language learning
Children’s and parents’ expectations
Starting to learn English as another language
The developing child
How a child learns oral English
Adults’ and parents’ roles in learning English
Fitting the syllabus to the child
The syllabus
The teacher’s role as mediator
Supplementing the syllabus
A beginners’ syllabus
Working without a textbook
An examination syllabus
Planning lessons
Class framework
Class organisation
Planning activities
Managing and mediating
Making a lesson plan
Documentation
Classroom language
Linking home and school
Beginning oral communication
Using English from the start
Instructional words and phrases
Modifying language levels for young beginners
Creating methods of communication
Pronunciation
Oral games
Selecting games
Language for games
Introducing new games
Organising games
Collecting, adapting and making games
Verbal play – rhymes, songs, chants, tongue-twisters, riddles and puns
Playing with language
Rhymes
Songs
Chants
Tongue-twisters
Riddles and puns
Introducing picture books
What is a picture book?
Selecting picture books
Mediating picture books
Introducing picture books
Decoding pictures (visual literacy)
Decoding alphabet letters
Post-presentation
Follow-up
English Book Corners
Oral projects – holistic activities
Oral projects
Suggested projects
Culture
Culture – an introduction
Absorbing culture
Culture shock
Cultural activities
Final thoughtsAppendixCopyright