讲座题目：Effective language teaching in early language learning

早期语言学习中的有效语言教学

讲座时间：10:00-11:30am, Nov. 22nd, 2018 (Thursday)

2018年11月22日（周四）上午10:00-11:30

讲座地点：Room 707, Multifunctional Building, Beijing Language and Culture University

北京语言大学综合楼707会议室

讲座语言：英语

讲座简介：

Children throughout the world are learning second and foreign languages in school from earlier ages than has been the practice in the past. Chinese students learning English have been found to be highly motivated to learn English in the early stages (Jiang, Zhang, Liang, Yuan, & Xie, 2017). This motivation tends to decline in later years as academic demands increase and students don’t feel that they are making as much progress as they would like (Dörnyei, & Ushioda, 2009).

This interactive lecture will draw on a synthesis of evidence from key research studies and reports to outline ten key principles of children’s language learning (Ellis, 2005; Harris & Ó Duibhir, 2012; Ó Duibhir & Cummins, 2012). Many of the principles try to approximate in the classroom, conditions that children experience both within and outside of school as they develop skills in their first language. Participants will be invited to share their opinions on the most effective ways to teach languages to young learners in the context of China and how contextual factors help or hinder this process.

当今，世界各地的儿童在学校学习第二语言和外语中愈发呈现低龄化趋势。中国学生在英语学习早期有很强的动机。此后，这一学习动机逐渐减弱。这可归因于学术对语言需求的增加，以及学生的学习成果没有达到相应的预期。

讲座将引用主要研究和报告中的论述，概括儿童语言学习的十项主要原则。多项原则在课堂中模拟儿童在学校内外发展第一语言技能的情景。讲座将邀请参与者分享他们在中国这一大环境下教授年轻学习者语言学习的最有效方法，以及环境因素如何推动或阻碍学习进程。

主讲人：Prof. Pádraig Ó Duibhir

Prof. Pádraig Ó Duibhir is Director of International Relations and Deputy Dean of the DCU Institute of Education. As a teacher educator and a former primary school principal he brings a wealth of practical knowledge and academic experience to these roles. His major research interests lie in second language acquisition and pedagogy, and he has published widely on teaching languages to young language learners. He is joint editor of the Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education.His recently published monograph, Immersion Education: Lessons from a Minority Language Context, explored language fluency attainment in young learners in a language immersion programme. A focus of this work was the pedagogical and societal issues that impede or enhance learner fluency outcomes. Pádraig is a council member of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. His tireless work in curriculum development over many decades has been instrumental in shaping language curricula in Ireland.

Prof Pádraig Ó Duibhir