Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School: The What, Why and How of Early MFL Teaching

by Keith Sharpe

Overview

An overview of the place of modern languages in the primary school in the 21st century. It is written for anyone with an active role in teaching languages in schools today, either at primary or secondary levels. It discusses the practical issues involved in teaching MFL to primary students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136609053
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	221
File size:	591 KB

About the Author

Keith Sharpe

Table of Contents

Part 1 The ‘Why’ Issues; Chapter 1 More Phoenix than Dodo Now; Chapter 2 Aims and Objectives of Primary MFL Teaching; Part 2 The ‘What and When’ Issues; Chapter 3 Primary MFL and the National Curriculum; Chapter 4 The Primary Curriculum; Chapter 5 Primary MFL and the European Dimension; Part 3 The ‘Who’ Issues; Chapter 6 Primary MFL Teachers – The Specialists or Generalists Debate; Chapter 7 Primary MFL Teachers – Education, Training and Professional Development; Part 4 The ‘How’ Issues; Chapter 8 Primary Pedagogy and MLF Teaching; Chapter 9 Linguistic Progression and Continuity; Part 5 Future Issues; Chapter 10 Future Research, Development and Policy Making;