Author(s): Nigina Misirova

Abstract: The present study is an attempt to look for the place and role of using innovations in English language teaching (ELT) in schools. Teaching English to young learners as a second language at schools is one of the most significant steps in contemporary education. The researcher has provided some examples about different innovations throughout this article by referring to their different concepts of innovations: modern approaches, CLT method, games, interactive activities and new technologies in English language teaching. In addition, the researcher tries to explain the innovation term, the issue of innovations in education and some interactive activities which give the motivation and engagement for young learners to learn new language during language classroom. Young learners are children and they always prefer learning a foreign language in new ways and interesting ways. The use of these varieties of innovations in teaching English as a second / foreign language at schools brings the most effective results nowadays.

Keywords: innovation, innovations in English language teaching, teachers, young learners.

Article Info: Received: 15 Sep 2022; Received in revised form: 02 Oct 2022; Accepted: 07 Oct 2022; Available online: 11 Oct 2022

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.75.23