Description
Book SynopsisThe need to introduce pupils to learning languages at an early stage has been widely acknowledged, with MFL now a core part of the primary curriculum. Fully updated to support busy schools and teachers in planning, teaching and delivering the new primary MFL entitlement for all primary pupils, this user-friendly guide covers significant pedagogical issues and is a key point of reference for all MFL work in the primary classroom.
Now fully updated to include substantive writing about planning and introducing the new assessment scale, this book contains:
- comprehensive coverage of resources and planning;
- valuable new cross-curricular links;
- ready-to-use activities that are anchored in research;
- advice on assessment, SEN and the use of technology;
- a development of the broader issues of leadership, learning strategies and continuing professional development.
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Table of Contents
Introduction – developments in primary MFL learning 1. Starting early – what do younger language learners do better? 2. Leading the way – the importance of a shared leadership approach 3. Planning and use of resources – doing the groundwork 4. Teaching the four skills – practical ideas and activities 5. Teaching approaches – differentiation, motivation and learning across the curriculum6. Learner strategies and preferences – overcoming the ‘tricky bits’ 7. Assessment and monitoring progress: How am I doing? What have I achieved? How can I progress? 8. ICT and language learning 9. Cultural learning – opening the classroom door and broadening horizons 10. Transition from primary to secondary – continuity, cohesion and progression 11. Training and professional development – establishing a community of learning and practice
