Essentials: Teaching English to Young Learners in Primary School

This contribution is about selected key issues related to the teaching of English young learners (TEYL). Focusing particularly on primary school education, it reflects upon central theories and evidence-based research how acquire learn English. After an outline principles, we develop notion a principled mindset. provides basis for discussion competence development integration materials – focusing role authentic materials, scaffolding, classroom phrases, importance literary texts. A basic introduction into plan competence-based lessons or lesson sequences follows. Throughout this contribution, examples aim highlight theoretical grounding practice.