Mastering Primary Languages

About the Author

James Archer is the Centre Director of the International Montessori Institute at Leeds Becket University, UK.

Judith Roden is Teaching Fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.

Product Description

Mastering Primary Languages introduces the primary languages curriculum and helps trainees and teachers learn how to plan and teach inspiring lessons that make language learning irresistible.

Topics covered include:
· Current developments in languages
· Languages as an irresistible activity
· Languages as a practical activity
· Skills to develop in languages
· Promoting curiosity
· Assessing children in languages
· Practical issues

This guide includes examples of children's work, case studies, readings to reflect upon and reflective questions that all help to exemplify what is considered to be best and most innovative practice. The book draws on the experience of two leading professionals in primary languages, Paula Ambrossi and Darnelle Constant-Shepherd, to provide the essential guide to teaching languages for all trainee and qualified primary teachers.

Review

'Based on a solid theoretical foundation and real-life examples, this book encourages readers to reflect critically on their classroom practice and beliefs about language learning and provides a wealth of practical ideas for language teaching in primary schools. It is an ideal companion for primary school practitioners in service and in training.'
Lisa-Maria Müller, Research Associate, Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge, UK