Let's Join in!: Rhymes, Poems and Songs (Young Pathfinder) Book

This publication provides guidance on how to teach a foreign language to young learners by linking it to other areas of the curriculum. This approach has the advantage that: the teacher may be able to reinforce, in the FL, concepts already developed through other related curriculum work; and the nature of the language experience should add to the learners motivation. The emphasis of the text is not so much on defined-content learning of particular structures and vocabulary, rather than on exposing pupils to language which should give them a head start in sound recognition and production. The aim is to develop the pupils' confidence in dealing with extensive target language use in preparation for their FL experience at secondary level. With the help of numerous practical examples the authors show how FL activities can be built on and around classroom topics and events.