Getting the Buggers into Languages 2nd Edition

by Barton, Amanda

• ISBN13: 9780826489135
• ISBN10: 0826489133
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The fully updated new edition of this practical guide provides teachers with a range of innovative strategies for motivating pupils of all ages in modern foreign languages. Containing new material for primary teachers, as well as more teaching tips, addit

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
1 Why don't the buggers love languages?	7	(26)
Tackling prejudice and boosting confidence through language awareness	8	(8)
Will boys really be boys?	16	(1)
Parents	17	(2)
Primary school	19	(1)
Being 'cool'	19	(2)
Using languages and making them relevant	21	(4)
Explaining the aims	25	(2)
Which languages are best?	27	(1)
Boys' learning styles	27	(6)
The teacher
2 Speaking	33	(26)
How do boys see speaking?	34	(1)
Create more speaking opportunities	35	(1)
Group and pair work versus teacher-led question-and-answer sessions	36	(4)
Confidence-building exercises versus accuracy	40	(3)
Making speaking a means to an end	43	(1)
Mobility	44	(2)
Creativity	46	(1)
Expressing opinions	47
Drama	43	(9)
Games	52	(4)
Problems and solutions	56	(3)
3 Listening	59	(18)
The difficulty of listening	60	(1)
Making listening purposeful	61	(3)
'Hands-on' listening tasks	64	(2)
Training listening skills	66	(3)
Pre-listening activities	69	(1)
Listening to each other	70	(1)
Focus on pronunciation	70	(4)
Giving pupils control	74	(1)
Tasks presented as a challenge	75	(1)
Listening to the teacher	75	(2)
4 Reading	77	(22)
Do boys read?	78	(1)
The Internet	79	(5)
Making reading (inter)active	84	(9)
Training reading skills	93	(1)
Reading aloud	94	(2)
Presenting the written word for the first time	96	(1)
Reading for pleasure	96	(3)
5 Writing	99	(20)
The problem with writing	100	(1)
Handwriting and spelling	100	(1)
Making bridges with English	101	(1)
IT	102	(3)
Visuals and drama	105	(1)
Finding an audience	106	(3)
Creative writing	109	(4)
Writing independently, or avoiding 'Copiez les mots'	113	(4)
Coursework	117	(2)
6 Teaching and learning styles	119	(20)
Tuning in to pupils' interests and learning styles	120	(4)
Independent learning	124	(3)
Textbooks	127	(1)
'Learn these 10 words for a test': revision	127	(2)
Cultural awareness	129	(6)
Competing	135	(1)
The sex of the teacher	136	(3)
7 The teaching and learning environment	139	(20)
Pupils' responses to being taught in single-sex groups	140	(2)
Behaviour	142	(1)
Pupil confidence	143	(1)
Friends	143	(1)
Reasons for disliking single-sex groups	143	(2)
The sex of the teacher	145	(2)
The effects of single-sex grouping on pupils' attitudes to modern foreign languages	147	(2)
Teachers' perceptions of girls' performance in single-sex groups	149	(2)
Teachers' perceptions of boys' performance in single-sex groups	151	(1)
What are the potential advantages of teaching single-sex groups?	152	(2)
Which other factors affect pupils' performance?	154	(5)
8 Looking to the future	159	(6)
References	165	(4)
Recommended reading	169	(4)
Useful addresses	173	(8)
Index	181