English for preschoolers: A pending task in initial teacher training

Abstract

The purpose of this exploratory article was to diagnose the present situation of the teaching of English as a foreign language focused on pre-school age. Through a mixed methodology, 32 articles published in ERIC, Scielo and Scopus databases from 2014 to 2017 were analyzed. The results show that the teaching of a foreign language for preschoolers is incipient, and although it is not formalized in the national preschool curriculum, it is anyway taught in different educational communities. From this existing reality there is a need to unveil the appropriate strategies for working with preschoolers, which will provide new tools for teachers in their initial training.