Grammar for Young Learners

Gordon Lewis

Hans Mol

Primary Resource Books for Teachers

Helps teachers of young learners introduce and practise grammar in a fun and motivating way. Steers a middle course between grammar-based and communicative approaches to teaching: meaning is the main focus of all language teaching and grammar is an intrinsic part of making meaning explicit

Gordon Lewis, Hans Mol

GRAMMAR FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Cover illustrations courtesy of: Chris Pavely

All illustrations by Chris Pavely saving those on p68 by Mark Duffin (courtesy Department of Transport)

Origami photos on page 143 by Gemma Campbell.

p 3: Kenna Bourke. Teaching Grammar to Young Learners. В© Oxford University Press 2005.

p 3: Michael Swan. Grammar. Oxford Introductions to Applied Linguists В© Oxford University Press 2005.

The authors would like to thank all pupils and all colleagues who have voluntarily or involuntarily been exposed to, and inspired so many of, the activities in these books during years of teaching and writing.

The authors and series editor

Gordon Lewis has a BSc in Languages and Linguistics and an MSc in International Policy Studies. In 1991 he founded the Children’s Language School in Berlin, which was sold to Berlitz in 1999. From 1999 to 2001 he was Director of Instructor Training and Development for Berlitz Kids Germany and developed similar programmes for Berlitz Kids in Princeton, New Jersey. From 2004 to 2008 he was Director of Product Development for Kaplan English Programs in New York. He is currently Director of English Language Programs, Laureate Higher Education, and is also on the committee of the IATEFL Young Learners Special Interest Group where he works as c