This paper explores the teaching and learning of cultural awareness and intercultural
understanding within modern languages in English primary schools. The data were …

This article investigates school leader perspectives on Content and Integrated Learning
(CLIL) based on findings from an empirical research study undertaken in three state …

Recent research shows an increase in the number of trained teachers teaching foreign
languages to learners aged 7–11 in English primary schools. Part of this increase stems …

In this article I examine international pre-service teachers' perceptions of experienced
teachers' intercultural (in) competence during their practicum in Finland. The article …

The long awaited and welcome policy decision to make languages compulsory for all
children at Key Stage 2 (KS2) from 2014 (DfE, 2013) marks a new and exciting era for a …

This book offers a comprehensive introduction and synthesis of the major themes and
theories in language learning and teaching today. Significant recent changes in policy and …

The new national curriculum in England includes for the first time foreign languages (FL) as
part of the statutory requirements at Key Stage 2 (7–11 years). From September 2014 all …

With the globalization of the world and the ease to travel to different parts of the globe, the
popularity of exchange programs for students has increased. Many students around the …

Little has been written about" how" or" whether" pre-service teachers construct
understandings of good teaching during an international field placement; thus, a need arises …

Many teacher education programs, like those in BC, depict good teaching as an
epistemological concern, one that can be addressed by acquiring propositional and …