Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School Book

List of Figures and Tables

1 Teaching Foreign Languages in the Primary School: An Overview 1

2 Case Studies of Two Successful Schools 19

3 Theories of Second Language Acquisition 33

4 Approaches to Language Teaching 49

5 What Children Say about Learning Foreign Languages 65

6 Introducing Children to Foreign Languages 80

7 Developing Children's Listening and Speaking Skills 101

8 Developing Children's Reading and Writing Skills 117

9 Developing Knowledge about Language 139

10 Developing Intercultural Competence 154

11 Developing Language Learning Strategies 170

12 Assessment and Transition to Secondary School 186

Bibliography 203

Index 219