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Innovative Practices in Early English Language Education

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Editors:
  1. David Valente

    1. Faculty of Education and Arts, Nord University, Bodø, Norway

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  2. Daniel Xerri

    1. Centre for English Language Proficiency, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

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  • Includes underexplored, novel topics from a variety of global contexts
  • Identifies creative connections between theory-practice and practice-theory
  • Includes contributions from researchers and practitioners in the early language learning field

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxv
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  2. Introduction: Confluence, Connections and a Call to Action in Early English Education

    • David Valente, Daniel Xerri
    Pages 1-11

  3. Correction to: Educating Early Years and Primary English Language Teachers Multilingually

    • Nayr Correia Ibrahim
    Pages C1-C1

  4. Innovative Practices in Early English Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Integrating Language Learning into Education in the Primary English Classroom

      • Andrew Littlejohn
      Pages 15-36

    3. Implementing Agency-Based Approaches in Upper-Primary English Language Education

      • Hendrik Dirk Lagerwaard
      Pages 37-55

    4. Creating a Model for Intercultural Competence in Early Years and Primary ELT

      • Carol Read
      Pages 57-79

    5. Enriching Early Years English Language Education with Translanguaging

      • Lijuan Shi
      Pages 81-99

    6. Developing Primary English Learners’ Visual Literacy for a Multimodal World

      • Joan Kang Shin
      Pages 101-127

    7. Fostering Digital Literacies in Primary English Language Education

      • Georgios Neokleous
      Pages 129-146

    8. Reimagining Picturebook Pedagogy for Online Primary English Language Education

      • Gail Ellis, Tatia Gruenbaum
      Pages 147-170

    9. Building in Assessment for Learning to Existing Primary ELT Practice

      • Shelagh Rixon
      Pages 171-189

    10. Expanding the Role of Self-Assessment: From Assessing to Learning English

      • Yuko Goto Butler
      Pages 191-210

  5. Innovative Practices in Early English Teacher Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. Embedding ELT Within Early Childhood Teacher Education

      • Julie Waddington
      Pages 213-231

    3. Educating Early Years and Primary English Language Teachers Multilingually

      • Nayr Correia Ibrahim
      Pages 233-257

    4. Scaffolding In-depth Learning: Picturebooks for Intercultural Citizenship in Primary English Teacher Education

      • David Valente
      Pages 259-283

    5. Mainstreaming Metacognitive Practices in Primary English Teacher Education Programmes

      • Donna Lim, Willy A. Renandya, Kiren Kaur
      Pages 285-304

    6. Incorporating Pragmatics into Primary English Language Teacher Education

      • Anders Myrset, Troy McConachy
      Pages 305-327

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 329-340
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About this book

This 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. 

Reviews

“As plurilingual education continues to expand around the globe, early English language education has gained considerable traction across contexts, yet, it has been scantily researched. This volume is a solid response to this niche as it brings together educators at the potent nexus between research and practice and it interrogates important issues from innovative perspectives. The editors have skilfully organised the contributions in such a way that children and (future) teachers occupy a central position.” (Dr Darío Luis Banegas, Lecturer in Language Education, University of Edinburgh, UK)

“Publications focusing on early additional language learning are burgeoning, demonstrating that the field continues to grow in importance and dimension. Nevertheless, there are many lacunas. This collection makes a unique contribution by fusing theory with practical implications, by covering topics which are unconventional, and thus advancing the field. It is an exciting collection of chapters and highly relevant for graduate students, teacher educators and researchers across the globe.” (Dr Sandie Mourão, Research Fellow, CETAPS, Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education and Arts, Nord University, Bodø, Norway

    David Valente

  • Centre for English Language Proficiency, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

    Daniel Xerri

About the editors

David Valente is a PhD research fellow in English teacher education at Nord University, Norway. His research explores intercultural citizenship through children’s literature.

Daniel Xerri is Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Malta. His research and publications focus mainly on teacher education and global skills. 


 

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