FACTORS CONSIDERED IN DEVELOPING MATERIALS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
Abstract
Teaching English to Young Learners (EYL) is different from teaching English to adult learners.
This demands different sort of materials as well. Teacher’s competence also plays an important
role in determining whether the teaching materials are good or teachable for the learn ers or not.
Besides, YL characteristics, age, cultural contexts, schools, syllabuses, and leaner cognitive level
of development also important in deciding the materials appropriate of the teaching of EYL. This
paper aims to discuss further on how and what kind of teaching materials; mostly textbooks, are
appropriate for learning English to Young learners.
Keywords: teaching English to young learners, young learners, teaching materials
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