Full Description
Designed to complement Learning to Teach Modern Foreign Languages in the Secondary School, this book focuses specifically on the skills and processes of teaching MFL at A and A/S level in schools and colleges. The book is divided into three sections: the changing nature of A and A/S level courses; bridging the gap between GCSE and A level; and planning, teaching and assessment. With chapters on learner independence, teaching and learning grammar, planning topics and programmes of work, working with literature, and vocational alternatives, the book will be an essential text for all secondary MFL students and teachers.
Contents
Prologue: Towards a methodology of modern foreign languages teaching at A/AS level PART I Changing A/AS level courses 1 The relevance of A/AS level courses to post-16 learners 2 The new A/AS level PART II The transition from GCSE to A/AS level: bridging the gap 3 GCSE and A/AS level teaching and learning: similarities and differences 4 Learner independence 5 Teaching and learning culture 6 Teaching and learning grammar PART III Planning, teaching and assessment at A/AS level 7 Planning a programme of work 8 Planning an integrated topic 9 Developing receptive language skills—listening and reading 10 Developing productive language skills—speaking and writing 11 Working with literature 12 Translation in the communicative classroom 13 Assessment 14 Reaching beyond the classroom 15 Vocational alternatives Epilogue: Looking ahead: trends in modern foreign languages in higher education
