Dunn O. Introducing English to Young Children: Spoken Language

Collins, 2012. — 240 pages.
This book is an overview of teaching ,organizing home libraries and helping parents.About this bookTerminology used in this book.
List of figures.
Very young and young children and language learning.
Children’s and parents’ expectations.
Starting to learn English as another language.
The developing child.
How a child learns oral English.
Adults’ and parents’ roles in learning English.
Fitting the syllabus to the child.
The syllabus.
The teacher’s role as mediator.
Supplementing the syllabus.
A beginners’ syllabus.
Working without a textbook.
An examination syllabus.
Planning lessons.
Class framework.
Class organisation.
Planning activities.
Managing and mediating.
Making a lesson plan.
Documentation.
Classroom language.
Linking home and school.
Beginning oral communication.
Using English from the start.
nstructional words and phrases.
Modifying language levels for young beginners.
Creating methods of communication.
Pronunciation.
Oral games.
Selecting games.
Language for games.
ntroducing new games.
Organising games.
Collecting, adapting and making games.
erbal play – rhymes, songs, chants, tongue-twisters, riddles and puns.
Playing with language.
Rhymes.
Songs.
Chants.
Tongue-twisters.
Riddles and puns.
ntroducing picture books.
What is a picture book?
Selecting picture books.
Mediating picture books.
ntroducing picture books.
Decoding pictures (visual literacy).
Decoding alphabet letters.
Post-presentation.
Follow-up.
English Book Corners.
Oral projects – holistic activities.
Oral projects.
Suggested projects.
Culture.
Culture – an introduction.
Absorbing culture.
Culture shock.
Cultural activities.
Final thoughts.Appendix.Copyright.