1st Edition
Learning to Plan Modern Languages Lessons Understanding the Basic Ingredients
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Part One: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Basics done well
Chapter 2: Planning for individual activities
Part Two: Well planned lessons
Chapter 3: Planning whole lessons
Chapter 4: Lesson Planning Process
Part Three: Planning for a balanced language learning experience
Chapter 5: Different sorts of ML lessons
Chapter 6: Longer term planning
Part Four: Getting better at planning
Chapter 7: Developing your planning abilities during the ITE period
Chapter 8: Next Steps
Final reflections
Annotated List of Further Reading and Sources
Biography
Cheryl Mackay is a freelance education consultant. She started her career as a teacher of ML (French and German), then Head of Department; and has worked in a range of different secondary schools in the UK. She was responsible for the initial training and education of ML teachers at St Martin’s College in Lancaster (now the University of Cumbria) and Newcastle University, UK. She has written on the teaching of thinking skills in ML lessons and on the experiences of beginning ML teachers.
