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Young Learners' Oracy Acquisition and Development in International Foreign Language Learning Contexts. Early Language Learning in School Contexts
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Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki, Editor; Lucilla Lopriore, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2025
This volume presents research on oracy development in early language learning, with a particular focus on the pedagogical implications for growingly plurilingual classrooms. The chapters offer empirical results from diverse international contexts which reveal common and differing experiences of teaching methodologies and assessment practices,…
Descriptors: Oral Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The SWIRL Method: Supporting Multilingual Learners as They Speak, Write, Interact, Read, and Listen
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Susan B. Katz – Solution Tree, 2025
With the SWIRL method, K-12 teachers can give multilingual learners opportunities to engage in the five elements of speaking, writing, interacting, reading, and listening to English to become confident and proficient in English. The SWIRL Method provides research-based, time-tested, practical activities and strategies. Readers also get…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingual Students, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction
Supporting Language Development of Young Emergent Bilingual Learners through Children's Literature: Considerations for Educators
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Ya-Fang Cheng; Joshua Shulz – ORTESOL Journal, 2025
Early childhood is a critical time for oral language development. Reading aloud is one of the most common instructional activities aimed at fostering oral language skills. It plays a vital role in supporting multilingual or emergent bilingual learners' oral language learning development. Through this article, the authors wish to inform teachers of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction