Teachers’ beliefs about teaching English to very young learners in Spain and Russia

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: No

Education area(s): Ensenyament i Adquisició de l'Anglès com a Llengua Estrangera / Segona Llengua

Title in different languages: Teachers’ beliefs about teaching English to very young learners in Spain and Russia

Abstract: Teachers’ beliefs influence English language teaching and learning. The aim of the present study is to investigate current beliefs of English teachers to very young learners about the best methodology, the use of L1 during the lesson, and the main challenges the teachers experience when teaching very young learners, comparing the opinions of Spanish teachers with those of their colleagues from Russia. Data for this research were collected by a questionnaire made with the help of Google forms. 49 teachers from Spain and Russia served as subjects in the study. The study enlightens on the topic of teaching English to very young learners.

Subject: Ciències de l'Educació

Academic year: 2020-2021

Language: Anglès

Work's public defense date: 2021-06-21

Subject areas: Education sciences

Student: Murashkina, Alexandra

Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys

Creation date in repository: 2021-07-06

TFM credits: 11

Keywords: TEYL, very young learners, teachers’ beliefs

Title in original language: Teachers’ beliefs about teaching English to very young learners in Spain and Russia

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Project director: Alvarez Morera, Georgina