Primary School English-Language Education in Asia: From Policy to Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415534062 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 170 str.

Bernard Spolsky; Young-In Moon

Opis

In Asia, English is no longer a foreign language but a key resource for education, government, business and the general public. Whereas thirty years ago, British and American experts believed that the best way to improve the quality of English teaching was to cancel any programs below the secondary level, Asian nations as well as European are now introducing English in primary school. But there are major obstacles to overcome: the training of enough local teachers or the hiring of English speakers, the preparation of suitable teaching materials, the development of useful tests, and the design of workable curriculums. The chapters in this book, written by leading English-teaching professionals in seven Asian countries and originally delivered at the 2010 annual conference of Asia TEFL which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, describe and analyze national policies and how they are implemented.

Spis treści

1. Primary English Education in China: Review and Reflection  Xin Wu  2. Issues in the Transition of English Education from Elementary Schools to Secondary Schools  Kensaku Yoshida  3. Language Teaching Methods in Singapore Primary Schools: An Historical Overview  Phyllis Chew  4. Primary School English Education in Korea: From Policy to Practice  Hoo Dong Kang  5. Young Learner English Language Policy and Implementation: A View from India  Rama Mathew  6. Teacher Preparation for Primary School English Education: A Case of Vietnam  Le Van Canh and Do Thi Mai Chi  7. Planning and Implementation of Elementary School English Education in Taiwan  Chinfen Chen

O autorze

Bernard Spolsky retired from Bar-Ilan University in 2000. He was president of International TESOL and is Publications Executive Director of Asia TEFL.

Young-in Moon is a professor at the department of English Language & Literature in the University of Seoul, Korea. She is currently the editor-in-chief of the Asia TEFL book series, and the editor of English Teaching and Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics.