A practical guide to teaching foreign languages in the secondary school
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A practical guide to teaching foreign languages in the secondary school
(Routledge teaching guides)
Routledge, 2014
2nd ed
- : pbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previously published as: Teaching modern foreign languages in the secondary school, 2007
Description and Table of Contents
Description
How can you effectively motivate young people to engage with foreign language learning?
How can young people engage with new ideas and cultural experiences within and outside the classroom?
The new edition of A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School offers straightforward advice and inspiration for training teachers, NQTs and teachers in their early professional development. Written by a team of expert professionals, it offers a wide range of strategies for successful teaching in the languages classroom. Key topics covered include:
Helping pupils develop better listening skills
Effective speaking activities
Choosing the best texts and technology for reading skills
Teaching grammar
Internet tools and services for teaching and learning
Integrating formative assessment
The intercultural dimension of language teaching
Collaborating with primary schools and successful transition
Teaching Arabic and Mandarin
Working with TAs and FLAs
Classroom research and reflective practice
This fully revised and updated second edition includes new chapters on homework, motivation and less widely taught languages, while the core sections on reading and writing, planning, and culture and diversity have been significantly updated to reflect important changes in research, practice and policy.
A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School extends the popular Learning to Teach Foreign Languages in the Secondary School by providing detailed examples of theory in practice, based on the most up-to-date research and practice, as well as links to relevant sources supporting evidence-informed practice. It is an essential compendium of support and ideas for all those embarking upon their first steps in a successful career in teaching foreign languages.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Key Pedagogical Issues and Planning 1. Communicative Approaches to Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Using Target Language 2. Planning for Effective Language Learning 3. Presenting New Vocabulary and Structures 4. Developing Modern Foreign Language Skills through Formative Assessment Section 2: Developing Key Skills, Knowledge and Understanding 5. Developing Modern Foreign Language Listening Skills 6. Developing Speaking Skills in the Modern Foreign Language 7. Developing Reading and Writing Skills 8. Grammar in the Modern Foreign Language Classroom 9. Intercultural Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning 10. Supporting Foreign Language Learning through Homework 11. Motivating Foreign Language Learners 12. Technology-enhanced Modern Foreign Language Teaching and Learning Section 3: Broader Perspectives 13. PMFL 14. Teaching and Learning Less Widely Taught Languages 15. Working with Other Adults Inside and Outside the Classroom 16. Reflective Practice through Teacher Research
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