题目（英文） The Theory of SLA and Early English
Teaching and Learning For Children
题目（中文） 二语习得理论与早期幼儿英语教学
Abstract: The popularity of English learning brings about a great change in Children’s English learning nowadays. More and more preschool children begin to learn English. It is closely related to the theory of second language acquisition (SLA) which is accepted widely. From the perspective of SLA, this study aims to explore the most suitable ways for children’s English learning.The paper starts with an description of the learning characteristics of children and the current English teaching and learning practices for children. This study shows the advantages of children: their high sensitivity of language and the ability to imitate and tells the differences between learning and acquiring. Then, the author puts forward how to take the advantages and combine theory with practice in order to make children acquire naturally. Third, the author tries to stress the importance of the largely input during the critical period as well as how to input. In the end, the author emphasizes that the cultivation of children’s English learning ability should be combined with examination-oriented education, so that children can not only listen, speak, read and write, but also can get high marks at school in the future.
Keywords: Krashen; second language acquisition; children’s early English teaching and learning
Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................
Contents ...............................................................................................................
Introduction ............................................................................................................
1.Krashen’s Theory of Second Language learning and Acquisition ......................
2.The Learning Characters of Children .................................................................
3.Current Teaching and Learning Conditions.......................................................
3.1. Various Teaching Materials to choose ....................................................
3.2 Many Effects of Games to emphasize...................................................
3.3 Many Training Schools to depend on....................................................
4. The Application of the Theory in Children’s Early English Teaching and Learning. ..............................................................................................................
4.1 Distinguish between Learning and Acquiring. ..........................................
4.2 Value the Importance of Largely Input During the Critical Period...........
4.3 Follow the “i+1”Rules ............................................................................
5. The Combination of Children's Acquisition with Their Schoolwork. ................
5.1 Use Phonics to Help Transfer Listening Words into Writing Words. .......
5.2 Develop Reading Habits to Widen the Vocabulary. ...............................
6. Conclusion .................................................................................................
References ........................................................................................................
致谢 .........................................................................................................
