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Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail

One of the most frequent problems ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers face is how to promote English among young ESL learners. One viable way is to transform English from a school subject into a medium for authentic communication. This transformation encourages young learners to use the lang...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yunos, D. Rohayu, Syed Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Amani, Ismail, Normah
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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Institutions of higher education
Modern English
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/5893/2/5893.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.58932023-03-29T02:59:25Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/5893/ Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail Mohd Yunos, D. Rohayu Syed Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Amani Ismail, Normah Institutions of higher education Modern English One of the most frequent problems ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers face is how to promote English among young ESL learners. One viable way is to transform English from a school subject into a medium for authentic communication. This transformation encourages young learners to use the language not only for meaningful exchanges, but also as a tool for self-expression and creativity. When they are able to use language in a creative and original way, they become involve in the process of communication and language production. The purpose of this study is to explore how language games can be utilized to promote language learning among a group of Primary Six students. The students participated in a language camp which provided them with the opportunity to use written English in a useful and creative way. Feedback from the students showed that they felt that the activities carried out during the camp were meaningful and enjoyable. The paper ends with some ideas how teachers can use such language programs to promote other language skills or work with different groups of learners. 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/5893/2/5893.pdf Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail. (2011)
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Modern English
spellingShingle Institutions of higher education
Modern English
Mohd Yunos, D. Rohayu
Syed Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Amani
Ismail, Normah
Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail
description One of the most frequent problems ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers face is how to promote English among young ESL learners. One viable way is to transform English from a school subject into a medium for authentic communication. This transformation encourages young learners to use the language not only for meaningful exchanges, but also as a tool for self-expression and creativity. When they are able to use language in a creative and original way, they become involve in the process of communication and language production. The purpose of this study is to explore how language games can be utilized to promote language learning among a group of Primary Six students. The students participated in a language camp which provided them with the opportunity to use written English in a useful and creative way. Feedback from the students showed that they felt that the activities carried out during the camp were meaningful and enjoyable. The paper ends with some ideas how teachers can use such language programs to promote other language skills or work with different groups of learners.
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author Mohd Yunos, D. Rohayu
Syed Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Amani
Ismail, Normah
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Syed Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Amani
Ismail, Normah
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title Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail
title_short Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail
title_full Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail
title_fullStr Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail
title_full_unstemmed Promoting language learning skills to young ESL learners / D. Rohayu Mohd Yunos, Sharifah Amani Syed Abdul Rahman and Normah Ismail
title_sort promoting language learning skills to young esl learners / d. rohayu mohd yunos, sharifah amani syed abdul rahman and normah ismail
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