Author(s): Andrea PUSKÁS, Cyntia KÁLMÁNOVÁ

Title: GIFTED LEARNERS IN THE PRIMARY EFL CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY

Source: P. Baka, A. Mészáros, Sz. Simon, A. Litovkina (eds.): 16th International Conference of J. Selye University. Language and Literacy Sections. Conference Proceedings

ISBN: 978-80-8122-508-6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36007/5086.2025.181

Publisher: J. Selye University, Komárno, Slovakia

PY, pages: 2025, 181-190

Published on-line: 2025

Language: en

Abstract:
Gifted and talented learners have been identified as learners with special needs and their education requires carefully selected, appropriate methods, strategies and techniques. The paper investigates teaching English as a foreign language in the higher level of primary school in a Slovakian primary school with Hungarian language of instruction and presents the findings of a case study. A special, extracurricular workshop was designed and carried out, using literary texts and unconventional teaching and learning forms. The outcomes of the workshop series are evaluated and future implications are outlined. Special attention is paid to the tools and educational forms EFL teachers can make use of when improving the learning potential and skills of gifted learners.

Keywords: primary school learners, English as a foreign language, giftedness, literary texts, extracurricular activities

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