Teaching English to Young Learners
Critical Issues in Language Education with 5 to 12-Year-Olds
Dr Janice Bland editor Dr Sandie Mourão editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:10th Dec '26
£34.99
This title is due to be published on 10th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A comprehensive introduction, covering core issues, for trainee teachers of English as a foreign language to young learners.
In this fully revised second edition of Teaching English to Young Learners, leading international scholars explore the critical issues shaping English language education for children aged five to twelve. Moving beyond narrow debates about early language learning, they foreground the complex realities of teaching English in diverse, multilingual, and rapidly changing educational contexts.
Contributors examine key themes including high-quality language input, teacher education, formative assessment, picturebooks, storytelling, drama, CLIL, task-based learning, intercultural citizenship education, inclusion, translanguaging, and extramural English. Combining research, critical pedagogy, and classroom practice, the book highlights how English language teaching with young learners is deeply connected to broader educational goals such as empathy, creativity, critical thinking, multilingual awareness, and social responsibility.
With chapters spanning policy, teacher preparation, and classroom practice, this volume offers both theoretical insight and practical guidance for researchers, teacher educators, pre-service and in-service teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate students. A comprehensive glossary of key concepts and terminology further supports readers in navigating the interdisciplinary field of English language teaching with young learners. This is a compelling vision of English language education that is child-centred, ethically grounded, and attentive to the linguistic and cultural diversity of today’s classrooms.
'Approximately twelve years after the publication of its first edition, this widely respected volume on teaching English to children returns with a new title and a more focused emphasis on learners aged 5–10. This refined scope enables the editors to explore a range of important contemporary issues in greater depth. The second edition significantly expands on the original by introducing topics that are both timely and critical, including global citizenship, intercultural learning, inclusion, translanguaging, virtual exchanges, and extramural English learning, among others. The chapters are fresh, insightful, and strike an excellent balance between theory and practice. I am confident that this volume will become an invaluable resource for all those interested in teaching English to children worldwide.' * Annamaria Pinter, University of Warwick, UK *
‘An impressive and timely contribution to the English language pedagogy for young learners, combining empirical insights with practical guidance for classroom teachers. I recommend this volume to teacher educators, in service teachers and policy makers seeking an up to date, critically aware resource that both supports everyday teaching and stimulates further innovation in teaching English to young learners.’ * Karin Vogt, Heidelberg University of Education, Germany *
‘I am confident that this volume will become an invaluable resource for all those interested in teaching English to children worldwide. The second edition significantly expands on the original by introducing topics that are both timely and critical. The chapters are fresh, insightful, and strike an excellent balance between theory and practice.’ * Annamaria Pinter, University of Warwick, UK *
‘What a timely and very welcome addition to our field this 2nd edition of Teaching English to Young Learners is! Offering a wide array of readable chapters across the four broad areas of policy, teacher education, classroom-based practices and critical pedagogical approaches, this book is highly recommended for anyone concerned with TEYLLs.’ * Sue Garton, Aston University, UK *
ISBN: 9781350550988
Dimensions: 232mm x 156mm x 24mm
Weight: 420g
368 pages
2nd edition