Languages in the Primary Classroom: Teachers' Views and Practices

This article draws on data from a British Council-funded project which aimed both to compare global early English language learning (EELL) pedagogic practices in 2020 with those in 2010 and to investigate current EELL teaching and learning in primary schools. The project had an explicit focus on cla...

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Published in:ELT journal 2023-02, Vol.77 (1), p.11-22
Main Authors: Copland, Fiona, Garton, Sue, Barnett, Camilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Studies
Classroom Communication
Comparative Analysis
Comparative Education
Elementary School Students
English (Second Language)
Foreign Countries
Language Usage
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching Methods
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Summary:This article draws on data from a British Council-funded project which aimed both to compare global early English language learning (EELL) pedagogic practices in 2020 with those in 2010 and to investigate current EELL teaching and learning in primary schools. The project had an explicit focus on classroom language practice, that is, the languages teachers (and learners) use to deliver and learn English content, a key pedagogic concern in the literature. This article first compares survey data on classroom language use in 2010 and 2020 before presenting a more in-depth consideration of the 2020 data from fourteen case studies to give an overview of current classroom language practices.
ISSN:0951-0893
1477-4526
DOI:10.1093/elt/ccac041