TEACHING METHODS OF ENGLISH AMONG YOUNG LEARNERS
Keywords:
teaching English and young learner, different methodsAbstract
English is an important language in the world nowadays. Especially, teaching language to old learners is different from teaching language to young learners. Young learners have certain characteristics which are different from old learners so those influence their acquiring a foreign language. Teaching foreign language is easy if we understand the rules well. The rules are understanding characteristics of our students, mastering some suitable methods, and choosing suitable material. Young learners have certain characteristic distinguishing to the older learners. Related to the certain characteristics, the teacher must understand to differentiate the method they use in teaching English as a foreign language to the young learners. To empower the teaching, the teacher must master the material well. Teaching English also encourages enjoyment and motivation for language learning especially when it is in fun way. In addition, children can also promote learning about other cultures and develop children's cognitive skills as well as develop children's metalinguistic awareness. Learn language means learn about culture.
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