ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book presents both theory and practice in relation to teaching and learning with young children. It refers to learning English, but also French and German, as a foreign or second language and the majority were related to working with children in pre-primary education. At a European level, in the last decade, second or foreign languages are being taught to children at an ever-younger age. The book focuses on teachers and parents, and looks at the challenges the international trend to extend early childhood education provision for children under 6 years of age brings to policymakers, providers of teacher education courses and families. It explains the classroom approaches, shares research that explores the possibilities of diverse methodologies and approaches for L2 learning in the early years.
