Teaching Modern Foreign Languages at Advanced Level

Prologue: Towards a methodology of modern foreign languages teaching at A/AS level PART I Changing A/AS level courses 1 The relevance of A/AS level courses to post-16 learners 2 The new A/AS level PART II The transition from GCSE to A/AS level: bridging the gap 3 GCSE and A/AS level teaching and learning: similarities and differences 4 Learner independence 5 Teaching and learning culture 6 Teaching and learning grammar PART III Planning, teaching and assessment at A/AS level 7 Planning a programme of work 8 Planning an integrated topic 9 Developing receptive language skills-listening and reading 10 Developing productive language skills-speaking and writing 11 Working with literature 12 Translation in the communicative classroom 13 Assessment 14 Reaching beyond the classroom 15 Vocational alternatives Epilogue: Looking ahead: trends in modern foreign languages in higher education