Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School

"Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School" supports student and practising teachers - whether generalist or specialist - to have the confidence and skills to successfully incorporate modern foreign languages into teaching. Based on the author's extensive experience of both teaching across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and delivering initial teacher education, this book provides comprehensive guidance on the essential theory and pedagogy that underpins language teaching, together with strategies and tools that can be easily implemented in the classroom. This title covers everything a student or practising teacher needs to teach languages effectively: pedagogical approaches to teaching languages to primary school children; planning, teaching and assessing primary languages; integrating primary languages across the curriculum; where to find and how to use good resources; the role of TAs and Language Assistants in supporting language; learning in the classroom; inclusive practice and approaches to gifted and talented, and special needs requirements using ICT in language teaching; the importance of intercultural understanding and the need to link literacy; and, learning and the heritage languages of pupils. Illustrated with ideas for lessons and case studies of language teaching in practice, "Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in the Primary School", is an essential, complete guide for all student and practising teachers in the primary school.