%0 Journal Article %T Metody nauczania języka angielskiego %A Jaskiernia, Klaudia %J Pedagogika Przedszkolna i Wczesnoszkolna %V 2021 %R 10.4467/23537159PPW.21.015.15175 %N 2 (18)/2021 %P 31-42 %K język angielski, edukacja wczesnoszkolna, metody nauczania %@ 2353-7140 %D 2021 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/ppiw/artykul/metody-nauczania-jezyka-angielskiego %X Methods of teaching English in early childhood education The aim of this work is to present and discuss the methods used in teaching English in 1–3 grades in primary school and the frequency of their use by teachers during classes. We have unconventional and conventional methods. The first group of methods includes: Total Physical Response, The Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Natural Method, Sugestopedia and Communicative Language Teaching. Teachers also use the second group of methods, in which we have: direct method, grammatical-translation method, audiolingual method and cognitive method. The research was conducted using a diagnostic survey in primary schools among of English teachers in early childhood education. The research show that teachers often use these methods in 1–3 grades in primary school. Connecting unconventional and conventional methods allows teachers to diversify their activities and adapting issues to the children during the lessons. Keywords: teaching methods, English, early school education