Topic > Importance of Teaching English to Young Learners

Teaching English to children has become a worldwide phenomenon due to the international expansion of English teaching combined with the general commitment of governments around the world to reduce the starting age of learning English and include it in the curriculum in primary school (Pinter, 2006, p.3). As English has become the common language in the world, it has also become one of the components of primary and even pre-school education in the contexts of teaching English as a foreign language. When teaching English to young learners, age plays a crucial role in what we teach and how we teach it, as a class of young learners is different from that of older students and that of adults in terms of students' language learning needs, language skills and learning abilities. cognitive skills. It is very important to show the differences of these three groups of students keeping in mind the fact that each student is unique and such lists can only reflect generalizations (Harmer, 2007). According to Lynne Cameron (2001, p.1) there are some characteristics of young learners that distinguish young learners from older students or adults. First, children are often more enthusiastic and lively when learning. Second, as students children want to please the teacher rather than their peer group. Third, children can become interested in something more quickly and also lose interest more quickly. Fourth, children are less able to keep themselves motivated on tasks that they find difficult. Based on the above characteristics, the teacher plays a key role in the success of any program of teaching English to young learners (Pinter, 2006, p.3). The teacher can adapt the way he thinks about the language he teaches and the activities in the classroom and can apply appropriate or effective lessons... middle of the paper... and accommodation. In learning, assimilation and adaptation connect new information and children's existing knowledge to build their knowledge of the world. The third strength of the didactic learning video The fourth strength of the didactic learning video was the suitability of the teaching materials with the students' rating according to Piaget's Developmental Stage. Based on age, students are classified into concrete operational phases (from seven to eleven years). In the video, the teacher provides a map and the students have to read it to deliver the birthday invitation to the right person. It is in line with Piaget's statement about the concrete operational stage in Pinter (2006, p.7) that children begin to think logically and try to apply logical reasoning in different areas of knowledge at the same time (such as mathematics, science and map reading).)