Includes bibliographical references and index.

Languages policy and English for young learners in early education / Richard Johnstone -- The age debate: a critical overview / David Singl eton and Simone E. Pfenninger -- Early language learning teacher educat ion / Sarah Rich -- Young learners' motivation for learning English / Y ingying Li, Ye Han and Xuesong Gao -- Teaching English to young learner s in difficult circumstances / Kuchah Kuchah -- Contexts of learning in TEYL / Farrah Ching & Angel Lin -- Multilingualism in primary schools / Victoria Murphy -- Differentiated instruction for young English learn ers / Amanda L. Sullivan and Mollie Weeks -- Languages in the young lea rner classroom / Fiona Copland and Ming Ni -- English for young learner s classroom management / Subhan Zein -- Fostering young learners' liste ning and speaking skills / Yasemin Kirkgèoz -- Teaching reading and wri ting to young learners / Joan Kang Shin and JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall -- Te aching grammar to young learners / Herbert Puchta -- Vocabulary teachin g for young learners / Torill Irene Hestetrµet -- Critical pedagogy and teaching English to children / Mario E. Lâopez-Gopar -- CLIL in the pr imary school context / Maria Ellison -- Learning through literature / J anice Bland -- Language learning through projects / Wendy Arnold, Coral yn Bradshaw, Kate Gregson -- Gaming and young learners / Yuko Goto Butl er -- Mobile learning for young English learners / Floriáa Belinchâon M ajoral -- Classroom technology for young learners / Shona Whyte and Eul ine Cutrim Schmid -- Syllabus development in early English language tea ching / Virginia Parker and David Valente -- Materials for early langua ge learning / Irma-Kaarina Ghosn -- Assessment of young English languag e learners / Szilvia Papp -- Research issues with young learners / Anna maria Pinter -- Research into the teaching of English as a foreign lang uage in early childhood education and care / Sandie Mouräao -- Research on learning English outside the classroom / Peter Sayer and Ruth Ban - - Early English language learning in Africa : challenges and opportunit ies / Medadi E. Ssentanda and Jacob Marriote Ngwaru -- Early English la nguage learning in East Asia / Lixian Jin and Martin Cortazzi -- The te aching of English to young learners in Europe / Shelagh Rixon -- Teachi ng English to young learners : some reflective voices from Latin Americ a / Inâes K. Miller, Maria Isabel A. Cunha, Isabel Cristina R. Moraes B ezerra, Adriana N. Nâobrega, Clarissa X. Ewald, Walewska G. Braga -- Th e teaching of English to young learners across the Pacific / Fiona Wili ans.

"The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to Young Learners celebr ates the 'coming of age' for the field of research in teaching English to young learners, with 33 chapters written by a range of international scholars including from East Africa, Mexico, South Pacific, Japan, Fra nce, the USA and the UK. Taking a thematic and interdisciplinary approa ch, this volume draws on areas such as second language acquisition, dis course analysis, pedagogy and technology, and provides: - An overview o f the current state of the field, identifying key areas of TEYL; - Chap ters on broad range of subjects from methodology to teaching in difficu lt circumstances and from CLIL to gaming; - Suggestions of ways forward , with the aim of shaping the future research agenda of TEYL in multipl e international contexts; - Background research and practical advice fo r students, teachers and researchers. With extensive guidance on furthe r reading throughout, The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English to You ng Learners is an essential guide for those studying and researching in this area"-- Provided by publisher.