Effective English Teaching Strategies for Young Learners

Fairy Tales

Fairy tales are a kind of folktale or fable. In these stories, we meet witches and queens, giants and elves, princes, dragons, talking animals, ogres, princesses, and sometimes even fairies.

Marvelous and magical things happen to characters in fairy tales: a boy may become a bird, a princess may sleep for a hundred years, a seal may become a girl. Objects, too, can be enchanted—mirrors talk, pumpkins become carriages, and a lamp may be home to a genie.

Elements of Fairy Tales

Fairy tales

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Foreign Language Learning: Key Concepts and Strategies

Key Factors in Foreign Language Learning

Age as a Factor

Age is not always a critical factor in foreign language learning. Very young learners (VYL) have a good aptitude for learning, but less comprehension development. Adults develop abstract thought, but their different points of view could lead to complaints about teaching methods, and they may fear failure. Teenagers can be challenging due to their energy levels and potential negativity towards the language, especially if they feel treated like

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Bilingualism and CLIL in Education: Key Concepts

Additive vs. Subtractive Bilingualism

In additive bilingualism, the first language continues to be developed, and the first culture continues to be valued while the second language is added. On the contrary, in subtractive bilingualism, the second language is added at the expense of the first language and culture, which diminish as a consequence.

Fostering Additive Bilingualism in Education

We, as teachers, should do all we can to demonstrate to all students that their cultures and languages are equally

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Integrating Content and Language: CLIL in Education

What is CLIL and How Does it Differ from Traditional Language Teaching?

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. It integrates teaching a second language and the subject’s content simultaneously. In contrast, in traditional language teaching, the lesson is developed in the first language (L1), and the teaching focuses only on the content, not on the language.

What are the 4Cs of the CLIL Framework and How Do They Interrelate in a Lesson?

The 4Cs are Content, Communication, Cognition,

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Second Language Acquisition: Principles and Practices

First Language Acquisition

Definition: First language acquisition is the process whereby children become speakers of their native language.

Learning a language is not just learning to read and write. You can speak, understand, and discuss in your language without reading or writing.

It is remarkable the speed at which it takes place.

Second Language Acquisition

Definition: Second language acquisition is the way in which people learn a language, different from their mother tongue, inside or outside a

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