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Carvalho, Raquel Cristina Mendes de. "A teacher's discourse in EFL classes for very young learners." Florianópolis, SC, 2005. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/handle/123456789/102320.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente.<br>Made available in DSpace on 2013-07-16T00:38:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 222337.pdf: 1034091 bytes, checksum: 67ce03aa753daea5b33f5c3c395c9021 (MD5)<br>This study reports on an ethnographic investigation about the interaction between a teacher and her very young learners in the foreign language (FL) classroom. I focus specifically on this FL teacher#s discourse as a facilitator of interactions through the analysis of

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Lee, Jooyoung. "EFL textbooks for young learners from the perspectives of teachers, parents and young learners." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602358.

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In the last decades the number of English language teaching materials for young language learners on the market has increased substantially. Even though there has been considerable research about ELT materials, little is known about textbooks for young language learners in the EFL context. The objectives of this study were to explore and compare the perceptions of EFL textbooks from the viewpoints of parents, teachers and young learners. The present study employed mixed methods in an exploratory sequential design. Data collection and analysis consisted of two phases. Data were gathered from se

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Sieh, Yu-Cheng. "Phonological processing skills in young learners' EFL vocabulary acquisition." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/266.

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Four factors were examined to investigate English vocabulary learning among 9-year-old elementary school children in Taiwan. The four factors were use of their native language, length of English instruction, and two phonological processing capabilities-phonological memory and phonological sensitivity. Apart from a series of paper-and-pencila nd computerized vocabulary assessmentst,w o nonword repetition tasks along with five detection and production tasks of rimes and phonemes were used to measure phonological memory and phonological sensitivity. The young learners' scores on all vocabulary te

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Techachokwiwat, Navarat. "EFL for young learners in Thailand : a classrom study." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/0d5f6a9e-3760-44f5-a632-274d7d03408e.

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Learning an additional language, either as a second or a foreign language, is complicated and requires extensive support. Learning English in Thailand is especially tough, as there is a lack of support in the wider social context as well as in schools and classrooms. This research study centres on the young children's achievement in learning English as a second or a foreign language. The theoretical framework of this study is based on claims about young learners' positive characteristics that facilitate language learning. It draws on Vygotsky and Bruner's concepts about children's learning, wh

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Elisson, Dennis. "Extramural English Activities among Younger EFL Learners : A Literature Study on the Forms and Potential Benefits of Extramural English among Young EFL Learners." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-24284.

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Children today encounter the English language on a wide scale, even outside the school walls. As they are exposed to various forms of English language input, they inevitably pick up a certain level of proficiency, which they can later use on their own. This study aims to more precisely research through which mediums English learners in primary school worldwide tend to encounter English the most, as well as how engaging in English activities outside the classroom might affect their English proficiency. By studying prior research on the subject through content analysis, it was found that, while

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Healy, Heidi. "The Development of Two Units for Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: "Working Successfully with Young Learners" and "Working Successfully with Very Young Learners"." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3112.

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Many thousands of people with varying degrees of preparation teach English as a second or foreign language to many millions of people around the world. Some of these teachers are novice, volunteer teachers, who have not received any professional-level training. These novice teachers help to meet the demand for English teachers by often teaching for little remuneration or in non-ideal teaching conditions. These teachers can benefit from receiving training in how to teach English as a foreign language. Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTRTESOL) is

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Im, Kyung Bin. "An interactive multimedia story for EFL young learners : design, evaluation and children's responses." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491747.

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The general aim of this study is to contemplate the effects of interactive multimedia English story program in relation to its support in English learning. Thus, the research includcs the design, implementation, and evaluation ofthe software in an EFL situation. Evidence from neuroscience suggests that cognitive and socio-emotional factors are not separate but intertwined and importantly contribute to learning. i investigated this possibility in the context ofICT in English language teaching in Korea. I designed an interactive multimedia English story program based on one ofthe Oxford reading

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Alkaaby, Farah, and Dorentina Mavriqi. "The effectiveness of reading aloud on vocabulary acquisition for young learners." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-40442.

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This research study explores to what extent reading aloud is beneficial for vocabulary acquisition. Based on research statistics provided by Eurostat (2020) the majority of students in Sweden learn English as a foreign language. Therefore, the focus of the study is based on investigating the EFL classroom in Sweden. The research question this study is based on is to what extent reading aloud is beneficial for teaching English as a foreign language in the Swedish school from grade one to three in terms of children's ability to learn vocabulary. The method used for this research to collect scien

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Bret, Blasco Anna. "L2 english young learners’ oral production skills in CLIL and EFL settings: A longitudinal study." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/285613.

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L’objectiu d’aquesta tesi és analitzar els efectes d’un programa AICLE d’exposició mínima (1 hora setmanal) en la producció oral en anglès d’un grup d’alumnes catalans de primària i traçar-ne el seu desenvolupament durant un període de dos anys acadèmics. Gran part dels estudis que han investigat l’impacte de l’AICLE en la competència lingüística anglesa com a llengua estrangera indiquen que els alumnes que han rebut aquest tipus d’instrucció obtenen millors resultats que els alumnes que han estat exposats a classes d’anglès tradicionals. Malgrat això, cal esmentar que la majoria d’estudis sob

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Amir, Zahra. "The effects of hypermedia annotations on young Kuwaiti EFL learners' vocabulary recall and reading comprehension." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3008.

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Although there is a wealth of literature exploring the benefits of annotations on vocabulary learning and reading comprehension, very little exists on whether this tool is useful to young learners. Studies with adult learners show that annotations are, by and large, beneficial but, nevertheless, can be problematic for those learners with a lower working memory capacity. For these reasons it is necessary to establish whether hypermedia annotations are suitable for young learners who naturally have a lower working memory capacity than adults. The effects of annotations must be examined using a t

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Huang, Kuei-Min. "Impact of content-based language instruction on EFL young learners' language development and learning motivation." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3135.

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This study examined the impact of Content-based language instruction on primary EFL young learners in Taiwan in terms of learning motivation and language development. It investigated how content-based language instruction, impacts on learners' learning motivation, language attitude, classroom anxiety, and language development. The impetus of the present study was motivated by the growing population attending private institutions for better language instruction in Taiwan and research indicating that language is more effectively learnt when the target language is in authentic use. Content-based

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Karlsson, Izabella, and Irma Mehmedovic. "To what degree does digital game based learning affect the language acquisition of young EFL learners?" Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-30279.

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In the current study, we synthesize recent research on digital game-based learning and itspotential effect on the speaking and interaction skills of young learners of English as a secondlanguage. Various relevant studies enlisting different methodologies are reviewed todetermine how digital games affect speaking and interaction skills and the role of motivationin the process. A common conclusion from the reviewed results is that digital games motivatelearners to develop their speaking and interaction skills. In addition, the studies reveal thatlearners who play digital games tend to have a hig

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Selcuk, Hasan. "Teaching Oscar Wilde’s Short Story “The Selfish Giant” to Young ESL/EFL Learners through Reader Response Approach." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Engelska, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-4185.

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Lee, Sujeong. "Impact of the integration of drama in EFL teaching : a multi-case study of young learners' classrooms." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/91490/.

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This ethnographic multiple case study aims to examine the impact of creative drama on young EFL learners in South Korea. While working in the field for decades, I have observed the imbalance between the high demands from the public and the paucity of pedagogical and theoretical methods of EFL teaching for young learners. Therefore, I suggest the pedagogy of drama as an alternative EFL teaching method for children in view of the sociocultural and sociolinguistic axiom. In particular, I take Vygotsky’s notion into account, which underpins the social constructivists’ understanding of education. I

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Kuo, Ling-Chun. "The role and efficacy of phonics instruction in the early literacy development of young Taiwanese EFL learners." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2011. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/45408/.

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In recent years, phonics instruction in early literacy education has gained in popularity due to its critical role in facilitating phonological awareness and processing skills, said to enable the self-teaching mechanism inherent in an alphabetic language. These claims are based on research on L1 learners of English, however: little has been reported on the utility of phonics instruction for foreign language learners. This study therefore investigated young Taiwanese learners of English who had undergone phonics instruction as part of their EFL programme of study. Textbook analysis, teacher int

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Skött, Madeleine. "Interactive activities in EFL workbooks : A content analysis of interactive activities in Swedish EFL workbooks for primary pupils." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Institutionen för lärarutbildning, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-36513.

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English is a global language that surrounds us almost wherever in the world we are. The school has an important role when it comes to introducing the language to young learners. Using teaching materials such as workbooks has been a common teaching method for a long time. This thesis examines three popular workbooks from different Swedish publishers, Learn English, Magic! and Happy. Through a content analysis, verbal interaction activities within these workbooks were examined based on Becker and Roos’s (2016) model of creative speaking. Additionally, interviews were conducted as a way to give i

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Jiang, Qianhong. "Development of metalinguistic abilities : young learners learning a foreign language by using poetry." Thesis, Toulouse 2, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017TOU20079/document.

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La thèse actuelle propose un modèle interactif de capacité métalinguistique, de poésie et d'apprentissage des langues étrangères. Elle vise à examiner l'influence du cours d'anglais langue étrangère basé sur la poésie sur la capacité métaphonologique des élèves, et à explorer des relations entre leur capacité métaphonologique et les facteurs d'apprentissage tels que la pédagogie des enseignants, les stratégies d'apprentissage des langues des apprenants, l'exposition linguistique à l’anglais en dehors de la classe et les commentaires des élèves sur le cours d’anglais auquel on a intégré de la p

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Vallbona, González Anna. "L2 Competence of Young Language Learners in Science and Arts CLIL and EFL Instruction Contexts. A Longitudinal Study." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/133347.

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La implementació de programes AICLE ha generat un gran entusiasme entre les escoles de primària de Catalunya. Malgrat aquest entusiasme, molt poca recerca s'ha portat a terme en el nostre context per demostrar l’eficiència de l’AICLE en la millora de la competència lingüística dels aprenents. L’objectiu d’aquest estudi longitudinal de dos anys és omplir parcialment aquest buit i determinar els efectes de l’enfocament AICLE en les habilitats d’escoltar, llegir i escriure dels alumnes de primària que han cursat una part de les ciències naturals i de la plàstica en anglès. Els resultats en lleng

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Johansson, Linnéa. "Foreign language anxiety among young Swedish EFL learners : A mixed method study in primary school years 1-3." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-87083.

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This study investigated Swedish primary school EFL learners' foreign language anxiety in years 1-3 by using mixed-method research. The aim of this study was to illustrate what factors caused foreign language anxiety (FLA) and unwillingness to communicate among the second language learners. In this study, a total of 85 pupils and five teachers participated. The study includes Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope's (1986) foreign language classroom anxiety scale, in a pupil-based questionnaire. The study was also complemented with classroom observations and interviews with the teachers and the pupils. The

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Wang, Weipei. "Teaching English to Young Learners in Taiwan: Issues relating to teaching, teacher education, teaching materials and teacher perspectives." The University of Waikato, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2547.

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Abstract Since 2005, it has been government policy in Taiwan to introduce English in Grade 3 of primary schooling (when learners are generally age 9). The overall aim of this research project was to investigate some of the problems associated with the implementation of this policy by combining research involving teacher cognition with research involving the criterion-referenced analysis of a sample of textbooks produced in Taiwan for young learners and a sample of lessons taught in Taiwanese primary schools. A questionnaire-based survey of a sample of teachers of English in Taiwanese primary s

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Mohammad, Elham A. A. "The place of writing in first grade Kuwaiti english education : a sociological case study." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/26369/1/Elham_Mohammad_Thesis.pdf.

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A hybridized society, Kuwait meshes Islamic ideologies with western culture. Linguistically, English exists across both foreign language and second language nomenclatures in the country due to globalization and internationalization which has seen increasing use of English in Kuwait. Originally consisting of listening, speaking, reading and writing, the first grade English curriculum in Kuwait was narrowed in 2002 to focus only on the development of oral English skills, and to exclude writing. Since that time, both Kuwaiti teachers and parents have expressed dissatisfaction with this curriculum

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Mohammad, Elham A. A. "The place of writing in first grade Kuwaiti english education : a sociological case study." Queensland University of Technology, 2008. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/26369/.

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A hybridized society, Kuwait meshes Islamic ideologies with western culture. Linguistically, English exists across both foreign language and second language nomenclatures in the country due to globalization and internationalization which has seen increasing use of English in Kuwait. Originally consisting of listening, speaking, reading and writing, the first grade English curriculum in Kuwait was narrowed in 2002 to focus only on the development of oral English skills, and to exclude writing. Since that time, both Kuwaiti teachers and parents have expressed dissatisfaction with this curriculum

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Harris, Krystal. "Translanguaging in the English classroom : A study examining young learners’ attitudes and perceptions of translanguaging in the English classroom." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för språkdidaktik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-193906.

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Many studies show that language learners see the benefits of using their first language in order to learn second or subsequent languages, while they also see some disadvantages. This reflects dominant ideas in language learning about the importance of keeping languages separate. The present study examines translanguaging, a strategy in which learners are encouraged to use their entire linguistic repertoires during language learning. To this aim, data are examined from Swedish learners (n= 168) in grades 7-9 to investigate their attitudes and perceptions towards translanguaging in the EFL class

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Nelson, Nadine Rachelle. "Critical Pedagogy and young Arabic EFL learners: The Pedagogical and Social Implications of taking a Critical Approach in the Classroom." Thesis, Curtin University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80606.

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This study is an exploration into the pedagogical and social effectiveness of critical approaches when teaching a series of dialogic, problem posing lessons with young Arabic learners. This research also reports on the students’ attitudes towards the critical pedagogy lessons, and its impact on other literacy areas. This study presents another perspective within the ongoing debates surrounding the suitability and implementation of critical approaches and the EFL teaching field.

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Kim, Kwengnam. "Using the MMORPG 'RuneScape' to engage Korean EFL (English as a Foreign Language) young learners in learning vocabulary and reading skills." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12430/.

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This study aims to explore the affordances offered by online role-playing games like RuneScape in learning English vocabulary and developing reading skills, and to examine whether there is any relationship between playing RuneScape and Korean children's vocabulary and reading skills. I sampled five elementary students (1 female and 4 males, aged 10-11), who played RuneScape for 30 minutes per session for 9 to 14 sessions in a private English institute in South Korea. I collected the text data through retrieving the text from the recordings of participants’ game-plays using a screen recorder. T

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Cataldo, Lisa. "Teaching English to Young Swedes; when and why?" Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-29927.

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As the English language holds the status of a Lingua Franca, being able to master it has become necessary in our globalised society. In Sweden, the English subject has been assigned a place along with Swedish and Mathematics as a core subject. However, of these three subjects, only English does not have specified knowledge requirements at the end of third grade. This has led to the start of English instruction varying around the nation. This thesis investigates the factors involved in the decision-making processes regarding the start of English instruction and what attitudes lower primary scho

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Lee, Jang Ho. "The differential effects of teacher code-switching on the vocabulary acquisition of adult and young EFL learners : a study in the Korean context." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:7cce31e4-60f9-4998-95c1-4fa7cef5ad0b.

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In Second Language Acquisition (SLA)literature there has been a considerable theoretical debate over the issue of teachers’ use of the students’ first language, a phenomenon sometimes referred to as ‘code-switching’. Yet to date there has been little study of the effect of teachers’ use of code-switching (CS) on the second language learning itself. Therefore the aim of this research was to study the effect of teachers’ CS on the learning of English word meanings by two age groups – 19- and 12-year–old EFL students in Korea. To this end, this study implemented a quasi-experimental design but co

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Sjödin, Öberg Sanna. "Bringing the outside to the inside : Incorporating pupil’s knowledge of extramural English in teaching English to young learners." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Pedagogiskt arbete, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-30745.

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In Sweden today, the English language is a part of our everyday lives. This means that from very young ages, children encounter the language in many different ways, media being one of the most common. This thesis aims to research if and how teachers in F-3 include this type of English in their teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL). In particular, the focus is to gain knowledge of how music/songs are being used in the classroom, and if the teachers incorporate the music that the pupils listen to in their spare time when working with music/songs. Their attitudes towards doing this is w

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Trivat, Sandra. "Olika skolors val av engelskundervisningens start i F-3 - Different schools’ choices of when to start English instruction in K-3." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-35499.

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In Sweden, there are three subjects that are mandatory to pass to be qualified for further studies (gymnasium) after year 9 of elementary school: English, Mathematics and Swedish. Sweden has a long tradition of teaching English as a foreign language in schools, from a very young age. However, municipalities and schools are given the freedom in Sweden to decide when to start teaching English, between age 7-10, which means that there could be a great difference between schools and different parts of the country. It also means that there are different reasons and discussions behind when and why s

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Alsowayegh, Najat. "An exploration of parental mediation of English language T.V. programmes in Saudi Arabia with young children learning English as a foreign language." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/19182.

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It is widely recognised that parents play an important role in children’s emotional and intellectual development, including their success at school. Recently, there has been a growing awareness of the potential of parents to support and enhance children’s English foreign language learning, especially since English learning resources are easily accessible through electronic media. In appreciation of this, there has been an increased interest in recent years in finding ways to harness parental potential through the creation of home-school partnerships in many parts of the world, including in the

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Sengulane-, Linnman Fidélia. "A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE USE OF ENGLISH AND SWEDISH AS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IN PRIMARY EFL CLASSROOMS IN SWEDEN." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-52813.

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It has been widely debated whether the use of the mother tongue is effective when learning a new language or if teachers should instead use the target language all the time in a language classroom. While some research shows that the use of the mother tongue is detrimental, other studies suggest that it can be used as a tool (e.g. for translations and for instructions) for teaching a new language. This study aims at exploring whether English or Swedish is predominantly used in English language teaching in Swedish primary schools and which factors contribute to the choice of language. Three prim

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Karlsson, Izabella, and Irma Mehmedovic. "Software tools and vocabulary development : A study about software tools and the ways teachers perceive they can be used to facilitate vocabulary development in an EFL classroom." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-46173.

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As the world and society evolve into a more digitized era, school systems have to follow. Sweden the national board of education has started to include digital tools into the curriculum and to place demands on the digital competence of Swedish teachers. The consequences that follow are that teachers are expected to implement digital tools of varying kinds into their lessons, which is done with varying success. This thesis aims to examine how software tools such as Kahoot and elevspel are perceived by English teachers in Sweden as tools they can use as they teach learners in grades 4-6. More sp

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Menezes, Maria Helena Pinto Morais Sarmento de. "ICT in modern languages : a study of the effects multimedia books have on developing reading skills among Portuguese young learners of EFL (English as a foreign language)." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.312438.

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Dang, Tram Quynh. "The impact of policy change on the teaching of spoken English in primary schools in the north mountainous region of Vietnam." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2020. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2328.

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In response to the pressing demand for English as an international lingua franca for socio-economic development, the Vietnamese government has recently undertaken the reform of foreign language education through the National Foreign Language 2020 Project. As part of this reform, English classes have been made compulsory from year 3 of primary school and a new English syllabus was introduced. An English textbook series for primary education was developed, based on a communicative language teaching approach, focussed on developing speaking and listening components and featured tasks reflecting c

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Kalaycioglu, Hatice Elif. "The Effect Of Picture Vocabulary Games And Gender On Four Year-old Children&#039." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613552/index.pdf.

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The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the educational games as a technique in the preschool-level English vocabulary learning of four year-olds. A true-experimental study design, specifically randomized pre-test, post-test control group design, was adopted. The sample was 33 private preschool children who were four years old. There were 17 females and 16 males in total. Data collection instrument was the 24-item English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Vocabulary Performance checklist prepared in accordance with the Total Physical Response (TPR) lessons&rsquo<br>content by the resear

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Hsu, Kai-ling Karen, and 許凱玲. "The English Articles Used by EFL Young Learners." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44698338386971856630.

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碩士<br>國立臺北教育大學<br>兒童英語教育學系碩士班<br>96<br>English articles, the, a/an, and ø, are often reported to be the most difficult aspect for EFL and ESL learners (Young, 1996), and these articles convey rather “elusive” meanings especially to Taiwanese students, whose mother tongue does not possess a system of articles (Tang, 1976). In addition to syntactic notions of countability and number, English articles encode semantic notions of reference and definiteness as well as discourse notions of anaphora and context. Chinese is a topic-prominent rather than subject-prominent language. A sentence is constru

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Hou, Shiou-ying, and 侯秀穎. "Brain Compatible Vocabulary Instruction for EFL Young Learners." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19160964282360814911.

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碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>兒童英語研究所<br>102<br>Vocabulary learning is the most basic and essential part of language learning. Vocabulary size is also an indicator of language proficiency. However, students usually feel bored when they are required to memorize vocabulary. In order to help students memorize vocabulary effectively and efficiently, the current study proposes the use of vocabulary teaching methods supported with brain-compatible learning strategies. Brain compatible education suggests that teachers’ instruction should fit well with the natural ways of the human brains work for maximum effect.

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Huang, Pei-jung, and 黃珮君. "Reading Process in Young EFL Learners: Cues and Miscues." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38792281638744305900.

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碩士<br>國立台北師範學院<br>兒童英語教育研究所<br>92<br>In attempt to discover the instructional implications of understanding the reading process, this study investigated the reading processes of young EFL readers in Taiwan in terms of their miscues and utilization of cue systems as they read an English story. Twenty grade six students with at least three-years of English learning experience were involved in this study. They came from a public elementary school in Taipei. Participants in this study were given three tasks: reading aloud an English story, translating the story into Chinese, and being i

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Matos, Ana Elisa Barradas de. "Influence of phonics teaching on young EFL learners´ pronunciation." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/46320.

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This study investigates the influence of phonics teaching on young EFL learners’ pronunciation of the phonemes /dʒ/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /θ/, /h/ and /w/. The research project was carried out in a private primary school, over a period of three months and involved 16 learners from year 4. The data was gathered through pre-study and poststudy audio recordings, pre-study and post-study assessment worksheets and a teacher’s journal. Phonics instruction was provided to participants, after the implementation of the pre-study data collection tools. The phonics teaching included songs, gestures, tongue-

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Hung, Yu-Han, and 洪毓涵. "EFL Young Learners’ Autonomous Behaviors and Mobile-Assisted Extensive Reading." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26hpx8.

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碩士<br>國立臺灣師範大學<br>英語學系<br>105<br>Learner autonomy at elementary school level is still an underrated research topic. The present study is intended to provide insight of young learners’ learner autonomy development and experience in a Mobile-Assisted Extensive Reading program (MAER) with qualitative approach. It aims to illustrate how young learners interact with the proposed program in order to provide insights for researchers and teachers into young learners’ autonomy promotion. A class of six-graders from a chosen elementary school in a remote area in Taiwan participated in this 10-week MAER

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Wang, Yi-Fang, and 王怡芳. "A Case Study of Using Audiobooks among Young EFL Learners." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8w33t3.

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碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>英語學系<br>105<br>Abstract Second language learning researchers have examined the effects on vocabulary recognition, reading rate, reading comprehension, listening rate and listening comprehension among teenage EFL learners engaged in reading while listening to L2 audiobooks in Taiwan. It seems that young EFL learners' perceptions in using L2 audiobooks are required in order to complement this field. This case study aimed to observe and to describe young EFL learners’ perceptions while they were in the process of using L2 audiobooks. Four first-graders in the same class in a sch

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Kung, Hui-Hsuan, and 孔蕙萱. "Using Augmented Reality to Enhance Young EFL Learners’ Speaking Performance." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59f2t6.

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碩士<br>靜宜大學<br>英國語文學系<br>107<br>The study aims to enhance young Taiwanese learners’ speaking performance in English as a foreign language (EFL) by using augmented reality (AR) application as a motivational medium. A total of 68 young EFL learning, from 3rd to 5th graders, participated as their class learning in a private language cram school where in-class video recording was an integral part of classroom activities to show parents about their children’ speaking outcomes. Randomly 32 of them from 3 level class were in the experimental group using AR app for speaking performance while 36 of them

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Wu, Hui-liang, and 吳慧良. "The Impact of an Extensive Reading Program on Young EFL Learners." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74112974945253441984.

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碩士<br>大葉大學<br>應用外語研究所<br>98<br>ABSTRACT Over the last few decades, extensive reading has been found to have potential positive effects on learners’ language proficiency and their motivation in either second or foreign language learning. This study aimed to investigate the effects of incorporating an extensive reading program in a regular English classroom curriculum in a junior high school. With the use of graded readers, the study intended to analyze whether extensive reading has any impact on learners’ vocabulary knowledge, reading comprehension, learning motivation, and attitudes. Two test

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Chen, Wei-ting, and 陳尉婷. "The Influence of Sublexical Fluency on EFL Young Learners'' Early Reading." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98919495303173240645.

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碩士<br>雲林科技大學<br>應用外語系碩士班<br>97<br>The purpose of this research is to compare the influence of sublexical fluency and sublexical accuracy on EFL young learners’ early reading performance and to see which sublexical skill (i.e., letter name fluency, letter name accuracy, letter sound fluency, letter sound accuracy, phonemic segmentation fluency, and phonemic segmentation accuracy) predicts early reading performance most. The participants were thirty fifth graders from an intact class at an elementary school in central Taiwan. The experimental methods included prediction instruments (quantitative

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Lo, Ching-yuan, and 羅景園. "The Correlations Between EFL Young Learners' Listening Comprehension and Their Reading Abilities." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/76770672556907937016.

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碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>兒童英語研究所<br>98<br>Previous research of first language acquisition has often suggested that children’s listening comprehension would likely affect their early reading performances, including fundamental word reading and high-order reading comprehension abilities. However, research which empirically documented the link between EFL learners’ listening comprehension and the two reading abilities is scant and inconsistent. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore how EFL young learners’ listening comprehension is related to their word reading and reading comprehension.

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Lin, Ai-jen, and 林愛偵. "The Relationship Between Taiwanese EFL Young Learners’ Phonological Awareness and Listening Comprehension." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/80974659476129700542.

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碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>兒童英語研究所<br>98<br>Phonology has been viewed as an initial key component to understand auditory messages in English. That is to say, a listener has to segment the continuous stream of speech into constituents, for example, distinguish the sounds and intonation patterns. The relationship between segmental phonology and suprasegmental phonology is hierarchically related (Pennington, 1996), both of which play an important role in learners’ listening ability. There are numerous studies (e.g., Karmiloff & Karmiloff-Smith, 2001; Nazzi, Betroncini & Mehler, 1998) and theories which (e

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Shen, Chia-Hui, and 沈佳慧. "The Effects of Post-Reading Activities on Young EFL Learners' Word Learning." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72941411897531481361.

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碩士<br>臺北市立教育大學<br>英語教學系碩士班<br>97<br>Many teachers give little or no classroom attention to direct vocabulary instruction, assuming students will learn words incidentally through reading. This study used storybooks to assess the effects of word learning in three post-reading activities: word learning in context, word learning in isolation, and repeated reading, which was served as the controlled condition. Three intact classes of 48 fifth-grade Chinese-speaking children and three intact classes of 60 sixth graders at an elementary school in Taipei city were recruited for the study. A counterbal

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Lin, Yue-Ru, and 林悅如. "The Effects of Using Rhyming Texts on EFL Young Learners' Vocabulary Learning." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13788544176286262498.

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碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>兒童英語研究所<br>104<br>Rhymes have been proven to be beneficial for promoting EFL young learners’ learning motivation and phonological awareness. However, there is a lack of research which has empirically confirmed the efficacy of using rhyming texts to promote EFL young learners’ vocabulary learning. Hence, the present study was aiming at investigating the effects of using rhyming texts to promote EFL young learners’ word memorization efficiency, more specifically, their word meaning and spelling learning retention. Four intact classes of 90 EFL eighth graders in northern Taiwan

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Lin, Jia-Ying, and 林佳穎. "The Impact of YouTube on Raising EFL Young Learners’ Cross-Cultural Awareness." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32918241148185997257.

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碩士<br>國立東華大學<br>英美語文學系<br>104<br>Scholars proposed that language and culture are inseparable; however, the teaching of English in Taiwan’s elementary schools still tends to lay more emphasis on vocabulary and grammar. Thus, culture was unvalued. In addition, scholars also proposed the importance of cross-cultural awareness in EFL learners’ English learning; however, it is still neglected in Taiwan. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the impact of YouTube on raising EFL young learners’ cross-cultural awareness. Besides, the participants’ motivation toward cultural and English learning and t

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Chen, Jodie, and 陳靜君. "Vocabulary Learning through Shared Reading: A Study on young Taiwanese EFL learners." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22527569012210039882.

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碩士<br>東海大學<br>外國語文學系<br>95<br>This study was developed and implemented in an elementary school in Nantou to assess whether different instructional treatments would enhance vocabulary gain. The program uses two approaches to provide vocabulary development: (1) shared reading with storytelling, and (2) shared reading with explicit vocabulary instruction. A mixed class of 24 elementary school students from grade 4 to grade 6 (including 10 boys and 14 girls) were invited to participate throughout the 9-week implementation period. Participants’ pre and posttests before and after incorporating the s

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