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ELT coursebooks for primary school learners 小学英语教材

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2023-02-07 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.00031.pen

Mei Peng, Yangyang Shi, Ping Zhang

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Review of Kolb & Schocker (2021): Teaching English in the Primary School. A Task-Based Introduction for Pre- and In-Service Teachers Kolb&Schocker评论（2021）：小学英语教学。基于任务的职前和在职教师介绍

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2023-02-03 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.00032.val

David Valente

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L1 use and patterns of interaction of young EFL learners in a collaborative writing task 青年英语学习者在合作写作任务中的母语使用和互动模式

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-12-02 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.22010.azk

Agurtzane Azkarai

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Words and topics in ELT textbooks for young EFL learners 面向年轻英语学习者的英语教学教材中的词语和主题

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-10-04 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.22002.alv

María Isabel Toro Álvarez, R. J. Catalán

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Making heritage language accessible through “a trip to the enchanted wood” 通过“魔法森林之旅”让传统语言变得触手可及

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-08-04 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.22001.sch

Mila Schwartz, Miriam Minkov

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Attitudes and motivation towards learning French in primary school 小学生学习法语的态度和动机

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.22005.myl

F. Myles

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“This side is the real world and the other one is like Minecraft” “这一边是真实的世界，另一边就像《我的世界》”

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-06-13 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.21013.bur

Michael Burri, Jessica Mantei, L. Kervin

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Editorial 编辑

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-04-14 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.00027.edi

J. Enever

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Review of Britton (2021): Assessment for Learning in Primary Language Learning and Teaching 布里顿评论（2021）：小学语言学习和教学中的学习评估

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-04-07 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.00026.fin

Gwenna Finikin

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Review of Zein & Coady (2021): Early Language Learning Policy in the 21st Century. An International Perspective Zein & Coady(2021): 21世纪的早期语言学习政策综述。国际视野

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Language Teaching for Young Learners Pub Date : 2022-03-18 DOI: 10.1075/ltyl.00024.cal

Asier Calzada

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