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

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.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;US? Keith Sharpe, 2001