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A Comparative study on English language teaching to young learners around the world
A Comparative study on English language teaching to young learners around the world

Author(s): Cansu Orsel, Fatih Yavuz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: Young Learners; The World Englishes; Lingua Franca; Braj Kachru; English Language Teaching (ELT);

Summary/Abstract: Usage of the English language as Lingua Franca has caused an increasing demand on the English Language Teaching (ELT) in early childhood and according to Braj Kachru’s Three Circles Model of World Englishes as the Inner Circle, the Outer Circle, and the Expanding Circle the approaches to the Young Learners dramatically differs. Besides the features of English as a global language and the nature of early language learning, this paper also focuses on the comparison of the three different examples from the Three Circles Model of World Englishes. They are compared in terms of techniques that are used and the approaches to the Young Learners. The examples taken are from the official websites of the three countries from the Inner Circle, Outer Circle, and the Expanding Circle; respectively, New Zealand’s Ministry of Education, Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development, and the Turkish Board of Education and Instruction.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 114-118
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English
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