ON TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO PRIMARY CLASS STUDENTS

Abstract

Teaching English in primary schools relates to the readiness of the schools and
the students’ proficiency levels. If the schools have the sufficiency of English teachers,
media, and textbooks, they will be ready to teach English. It is because primary schools
deal with young learners aged 6-12 years and this period is believed as the best moment
to gain knowledge. It is in line with the basic principle stating that young learners can
learn English better. Teaching English in primary schools provides both benefits and
challenges. The benefits are reported by Moon, Singleton, and Read, and the problems
are pointed by Copland, et al., Khamari et al., and Wei-pei. Regarding the issue, this
article identifies the benefits and challenges based on theories and research findings
and then proposes several solutions of the difficulties which can be the references for
the schools to provide high-quality English teaching and learning.