The Challenge of Matching Language Learning to Early Childhood Education

Ekaterina Sofronieva

Ekaterina Sofronieva “St. Kliment Ohridski” University of SoDa, Bulgaria

Keywords: multilingualism, early language education, language education programmes and training, the Narrative Format model of early language acquisition

Abstract

The increasing demand for early language education creates a greater demand for qualived professionals at the nursery and pre-school level. One of the challenges facing education and training providers is to devise and offer etective education programmes. These programmes should incorporate instruction in language, methodology and early childhood pedagogy. “St. Kliment Ohridski” University of Sova, followed by a few other universities in Bulgaria, have offered degree programmes which provide combined expertise both in language teaching and early years pedagogy.

Author Biography

Ekaterina Sofronieva, “St. Kliment Ohridski” University of SoDa, Bulgaria

Ekaterina Sofronieva, PhD, teaches English language and methodology at the department of Pre-school Education, Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education, Sova University. She has been a teacher trainer for many years. She has undertaken research into teacher eucacy and empathy in foreign language teaching, and she has been published in the velds of language education, teacher training and psycholinguistics.

Department of Pre-school Education

Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

69A Shipchenski Prohod Blvd. Sofia 1574 Bulgaria

e-mails: e_sofronieva@yahoo.com

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