232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
This book sets out the agenda for the future of modern language teaching in schools. It aims to look beyond the dominant methods of second language teaching to a new approach emphasising the integration of language learning within the wider curriculum. Through research and case studies from the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Finland, the book shows how teachers and policy makers... Read more
1. Introduction Part 1: Modern Languages Across the Curriculum: Theory and Rationale 2. A Historical Perspective 3. Theoretical Justifications Part 2: Modern Languages Across the Curriculum: Practical Case Examples 4. France 5. Belgium 6. Germany 7. Finland 8. Italy 9. Spain Part 3: Modern Languages Across the Curriculum: In Practice 10. Practical Materials Part 4: Modern Languages Across the Curriculum: Teacher Education 11. Teacher Education 12. Teacher Education: Practical Materials
Biography
Michael Grenfell is Senior Lecturer and Research Co-ordinator at the Research and Graduate School of Education at the University of Southampton. He has been a languages teacher and is an experienced teacher trainer and researcher
Reviewed with Apects of Teaching Secondary Modern Foreign Languages Edited by Ann Swarbrick'These two volumes represent state-of-the-art thinking.''It provides an impressively researched critique of current versions of communicative language teaching and a fascinating snapshot of development in "content and language integrated learning" from six European countries. - Nigel Norman, Teacher, TES
'The book, as a whole, may be of interest to researchers who will find MLAC to be a surprisingly unresearched area whose processes and outcomes need to be empirically addressed The present volume is also a necessary reference point for anyone involved in language education in Europe. The array of schools that are presently engaged in MLAC, as shown in the national case studies section, is impressive, and this seems to indicate that this instructional mode can only grow in importance in the near future.' - Elsa Tragant, Language Teaching Research
