The Elements of Foreign Language Teaching

Author: Walter Grauberg

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9781853593864
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Multilingual Matters
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280
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225mm x 170mm
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This text presents an integrated description of learning and teaching foreign languages in general, and French and German in particular. Vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, reading, speaking and writing are discussed with a threefold approach: through a linguistic description, an analysis of the learning process and many practical suggestions for teaching.

Introduction
PART I: THE SUBSTANCE OR STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, PRONUNCIATION
Section 1: Vocabulary
1. Linguistic Perspectives
2. Learning Vocabulary: Implications for Teaching
3. Teaching Vocabulary at Different Stages
Section 2: Grammar
4. The Grammar Controversy
5. French Grammar: Problems for English Learners and Implications for Teaching
6. German Grammar: Problems for English Learners and Implications for Teaching
7. The Learning of Grammar in L1 and L2 as the Learning of a Cognitive Skill
8. Other Theories of Language Learning: Extrapolating from Performance: Summary and Conclusions
9. Teaching Different Kinds of Grammar Rules in French and German
Section 3: Pronunciation
10. Learning Pronunciation
11. The Pronunciation of French
12. Teaching the Pronunciation of French
13. The Pronunciation of German
14. Teaching the Pronunciation of German
PART II: MODES OF COMMUNICATION: THE FOUR SKILLS
15. Understanding Spoken Language: The Listening Skill
16. Understanding Written Language: The Reading Skill
17. Producing Language: The Speaking Skill
18. Producing Language: The Writing Skill
PART III: EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
19. The Contributions of Foreign Language Study to Education at School
Concluding Remarks

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