Teaching English Elementary Pupils – Problems and Solutions

  • Aneta Kamińska Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland
Keywords: learning diuculties, learning disabilities, personal diuculties, social diuculties, integration English and primary curriculum, holistic learning, multisensory approach, cooperative learning, active learning

Abstract

The article investigates some problems that foreign language teachers may face when working with young pupils. They include especially poor memory, difvculties of distinguishing similar sounds, understanding the relations of a letter and a sound, decoding single words and so on. Some learners with learning diuculties and disorders present even more challenges for their language teachers. Furthermore, the author provides guidance for teachers that may help to overcome these problems. Thus, it is hoped the present paper will contribute not only to a better understanding of the problem area of diucult learners, but will also encourage teachers to implement some new solutions in their regular lessons.

Author Biography

Aneta Kamińska, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland

dr Aneta Kamińska, assistant professor at the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow (Faculty of Education), graduated from Breslow University – both Masters degree of educational studies and doctor of human studies, teaching elementary education, educational studies and comparative educational studies.

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Published
2012-12-20
How to Cite
Kamińska, A. (2012). Teaching English Elementary Pupils – Problems and Solutions. Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education, 1(2 (2). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/jpe/article/view/1258