2nd Edition

A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School

Edited By Norbert Pachler, Ana Redondo Copyright 2014
162 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

How can you effectively motivate young people to engage with foreign language learning? How can young people engage with new ideas and cultural experiences within and outside the classroom? The new edition of A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School offers straightforward advice and inspiration for training teachers, NQTs and teachers in their early... Read more

Section 1: Key Pedagogical Issues and Planning  1. Communicative Approaches to Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Using Target Language Elspeth Broady  2. Planning for Effective Language Learning Ana Redondo  3. Presenting New Vocabulary and Structures Sue Field  4. Developing Modern Foreign Language Skills through Formative Assessment Trevor Mutton  Section 2: Developing Key Skills, Knowledge and Understanding  5. Developing Modern Foreign Language Listening Skills Gary Chambers  6. Developing Speaking Skills in the Modern Foreign Language Suzanne Graham  7. Developing Reading and Writing Skills Elisabeth Lazarus  8. Grammar in the Modern Foreign Language Classroom Lynne Meiring and Nigel Norman  9. Intercultural Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning Prue Holmes  10. Supporting Foreign Language Learning through Homework Marilyn Hunt  11. Motivating Foreign Language Learners Amanda Barton  12. Technology-enhanced Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Norbert Pachler  Section 3: Broader Perspectives  13. PMFL Nalini Boodhoo  14. Teaching and Learning Less Widely Taught Languages Jim Anderson  15. Working with Other Adults Inside and Outside the Classroom Ana Redondo  16. Reflective Practice through Teacher Research Mike Calvert

Biography

Norbert Pachler is Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Ana Redondo is Senior Lecturer in Education and Subject Leader, Secondary PGCE in Modern Languages at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.