The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary SchoolIt has been argued for some time that to improve language learning in Britain we need to start earlier, as many other European countries do. This book is addressed to policy makers and teachers who are considering the possibility of getting involved in the teaching of MFL in the primary school. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Teacher expertise in the primary modern foreign languages | 27 |
Social relationships which influence the conditions | 41 |
References | 48 |
Policy issues for primary modern languages | 50 |
The place of the foreign language in the primary curriculum | 56 |
Postscript | 62 |
Teaching in the target language | 88 |
Acknowledgements | 137 |
Intercultural competence and foreign language learning in | 138 |
Teachers of language and culture in primary education | 146 |
European school links as a vehicle for promoting languages | 152 |
Summary of survey findings | 158 |
Primary MFL training for nonspecialists | 176 |
a teacherled communityfocused | 181 |
A national framework of support for local government | 188 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School |
| Editors | Patricia Driscoll, David Frost |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0415183820, 9780415183826 |
| Length | 237 pages |
| Subjects | › Education / Elementary |
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