English Language Education among Young Learners in East Asia: A Review of Current Research (2004-2014)

Autor/in	Butler, Yuko Goto
Titel	English Language Education among Young Learners in East Asia: A Review of Current Research (2004-2014)
Quelle	In: Language Teaching, 48 (2015) 3, S.303-342 (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-4448
DOI	10.1017/S0261444815000105
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Educational Policy; Linguistic Theory; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Relevance (Education); Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Young Children; Literature Reviews; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Linguistische Theorie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Relevance; Relevanz; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Asien
Abstract	The teaching of foreign languages to young learners is growing in popularity around the world. Research in this field, particularly of English as a second/foreign language education in East Asia, is a relatively new area of empirical inquiry, and it has the potential to make significant contributions to child second-language acquisition (Child-SLA) theory building, research methodologies, and policies in East Asia and beyond. This article reviews relevant peer-reviewed literature on English education among young learners in East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). I begin by reviewing policy literature to illustrate the social and policy contexts of early English education, identifying major policy-related concerns. Next, I review empirical studies of English learning and teaching, organizing them by their relevance to the previously identified policy concerns. The article concludes with suggestions for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01