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The Effectiveness of a Theme-Based Syllabus for Young L2 Learners
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Alptekin, Cem; Ercetin, Gulcan; Bayyurt, Yasemin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
This paper reports a longitudinal quasiexperimental study that investigated the effectiveness of a theme-based syllabus versus an essentially grammatical syllabus with functional elements for young Turkish learners of English (aged 10-11) in a primary school setting. The theme-based syllabus rested on two different theoretical premises, one being…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Experimental Groups, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency