Christmas and New Year in English teaching in junior classes of elementary school

Authors

  • Irene Peršić Visoka učiteljska škola u Puli
  • Anica Perković Poljoprivredni fakultet u Osijeku
  • Nermina Gravkić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15291/magistra.894

Keywords:

celebrating, holidays, Christmas, New Year, junior classes, teaching

Abstract

The article deals with celebrating Christmas and New Year in English teaching in junior classes of elementary school. Celebrating holidays is a good way of introducing a foreign language to young learners. As teachers we must be interested in teaching culture as an indispensable part of early English language teaching. Christmas and New Year are the two most common holidays and they should be taught in all grades beginning with their introduction (in the first grade) and then repeating their elements learned the year before (second, third and fourth grade). By celebrating them the teacher stimulates learners to acquire and learn a foreign language with ease and great fun.

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Published

2006-09-20

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Professional paper