Mastering Primary Languages by Darnelle Constantshepherd

Mastering Primary Languages by Darnelle Constantshepherd

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.

‘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 schoolsIt 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 *

Paula Ambrossi is Lecturer in Primary Education at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

Darnelle Constant-Shepherd is Lecturer in Primary Education at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781474296632
ISBN 10	1474296637
Title	Mastering Primary Languages
Author	Darnelle Constantshepherd
Series	Mastering Primary Teaching
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2018-03-22
Number of pages	232
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.