Teaching English in the First Grade of Primary School

Abstract

This thesis deals with teaching English to young learners, specifically in the first grade in primary schools. Theoretical part focus on the aim of teaching learners through communicative competences. This part also aims at describing young learners and the principles that should be used when teaching English to young learners. The practical part deals with the research question, whether the principles defined in the theoretical part are used in an English lesson in first grades in primary schools.