1st Edition

Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School

By Sally Maynard Copyright 2012
144 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School is for every teacher –whether generalist or specialist, trainee or experienced – wanting to confidently introduce foreign language teaching into their classroom. Based on the author’s extensive experience of teaching across Key Stages 1-2, this book provides practical strategies that can be easily implemented in your setting.  Offering... Read more

Preface  1. Why should languages be introduced at primary level?  2. Pedagogical approaches to teaching primary languages  3. The planning and teaching of primary languages  4. Primary languages across the curriculum  5. Teaching assistants  6. Intercultural understanding  7. Assessing primary languages  8. Inclusive practice in primary languages  9. Developing competence and the future of primary languages  References and Further Reading

Biography

Sally Maynard is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Theology, York St John University, UK.