Early Childhood Bilingual Education: A Curriculum to Teach Kindergarteners in China to Develop Primary Speaking and Listening Skills in English

<p>With the globalization of economy and industry developing rapidly, The Chinese government and society in general regard learning English as a necessary component of success (Hu, 2010). There is considerable pressure for Chinese students to learn English. However, the Chinese government does not require kindergartens to provide English language courses. Consequently, a majority of the kindergartens in China do not provide English classes to their students. As a result, many Chinese children begin to learn English in puberty. Critical period hypothesis (CPH) states there is a critical period of life when language can be acquired more easily, and beyond this time, it is increasingly difficult to acquire a new language. The purpose of this project is to design a curriculum that can be used to teach kindergarteners (3-6 years old) in China to develop primary speaking and listening skills in English.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Level thesis:degree_level

Restricted Project/Capstone - USF access only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teaching English as a Second Language

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Zhang, Xiaotian

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Onllwyn C. Dixon

• Early childhood
• bilingual
• kindergartener
• China
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/257

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1263