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Teaching children English

by David Vale

Teaching Children English is a training course for teachers of English as a foreign language to young learners, aged 7 years and over. The book is intended for native and non-native teachers, and their trainers. It can be followed as a complete course, providing the core input for a professional qualification, or used selectively to integrate with an existing training scheme. Teaching Children English highlights a whole language and cross-curricular approach to the teaching of English to children. * raises the awareness of teachers with respect to their own classroom practice. * stimulates discussion on key issues relating to the teaching of children. * illustrates methodology and classroom practice issues through themes and topics which can be used with children. * provides extensive examples of the use of literature, songs, rhymes, games and practical tasks as centres of development for children's language. The material consists of three sections: The training course which is followed by the teacher. Trainer's notes which provide guidelines on the use of the course. A Resource File which provides an extensive range of further activities. David Vale is a freelance teacher, teacher trainer and ELT author. Anne Feunteun is a teacher trainer.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?