This article offers insights into trends found in 74 empirical studies on teaching and learning
a foreign language (FL) in pre-primary schools in 25 countries. The emerging picture is like …

This chapter provides a theorization of language-conducive strategies (Schwartz M,
Preschool bilingual education: agency in interactions between children, teachers, and …

The democratisation of early childhood education and care and the promotion of
plurilingualism across Europe have facilitated the implementation of educational projects …

Teaching a foreign language in preschool is a matter of great interest at the present moment
in most European countries. The Council of Europe has paid particular attention to early …

Introducing English as a foreign language (FL) has become widespread in ECE in Europe,
typified by initiatives involving specialist teachers of English visiting settings for short periods …

Drama in the language classroom is like a magical box of tools; the more you take out of it,
the more you find inside for future use. I have observed hundreds of primary-school lessons …

This chapter discusses English language education for three-to six-year-olds. It begins with
an introduction to the terms and referents and a description of early childhood education and …

This chapter discusses the possibilities of enabling peer interaction through structured child-
initiated play in a low exposure, foreign language context. The research took place in a pre …

This study investigated own-language use in teaching English as a foreign language to
preschool children. Interviews were conducted with 20 teachers involved in preschool …

This chapter starts with an overview of young English learners in East Asia. It evaluates the
general trends and educational policies for English learning and developing kindergarten …