Issues in Modern Foreign Languages Teaching (Issues in Subject Teaching.)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Series Title......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Illustrations......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Introduction to the Series......Page 15
Introduction......Page 17
1. The Changing Place of Modern Foreign Languages in the Curriculum......Page 23
2. Re-examining Communicative Language Teaching......Page 41
3. Why Learn a Foreign Language?......Page 59
4. Which Language?—An Embarrassment of Choice......Page 72
5. At What Age Should Foreign Language Learning Begin?......Page 89
6. The Unique Contribution of Modern Foreign Languages to the Curriculum......Page 104
7. Teaching and Learning Modern Foreign Language and able Pupils......Page 117
8. Mixed Ability Grouping in Modern Foreign Language Teaching......Page 133
9. Why are Girls Better at Modern Foreign Languages than Boys?......Page 145
10. Teaching Grammar in the Modern Foreign Language Classroom......Page 156
11. Developing Cultural Awareness......Page 171
12. Issues in Target Language Teaching......Page 183
13. It all Ended in Tiers......Page 201
14. Putting Technology in its Place: ICT in Modern Foreign Language Teaching......Page 219
15. Towards Independence in Language use and Language Learning......Page 231
16. Literature in the Communicative Classroom......Page 248
17. Raising the Profile and Prestige of Modern Foreign Languages in the Whole School Curriculum......Page 265
18. Language Transfer and the Modern Foreign Language Curriculum......Page 278
Index......Page 291