Wafa Zoghbor, Thomaï Alexiou

Abstract

English as a foreign language has been introduced to pre-primary educational contexts across Europe and abroad, and a large number of preschools, both state and private, have made considerable efforts in this respect. There is an abundance of studies that show benefits from introducing EFL at pre-primary settings, and notwithstanding some initial reservations, all indications we have so far are optimistic. In this paper, I will try to (a) review studies on EFL and preschools, (b) discuss facts and fictions regarding early EFL, and (c) refer to the challenges of implementing EFL in pre-primary settings.