Current Research into Young Foreign Language Learners' Literacy Skills

Foreign language literacy skills at primary school are discussed in this volume. So are the written skills of reading, spelling, and writing in two languages. Contributions feature on theoretical and methodological aspects of early biliteracy, teachers' diagnostic and assessment skills as well as issues in educational policy.

The role of teaching reading, spelling, and writing in two languages at primary school has become more important over the last few years. Current research therefore needs to answer more specific questions than ever before and, e.g., explore the challenges of developing literacy skills in a foreign language, appropriate teaching approaches and innovative assessment procedures. This volume features contributions on theoretical and methodological aspects, teachers' diagnostic skills and issues in educational policy. Researchers from Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, and Switzerland share their findings with the objective of improving foreign language teacher education at university level and primary school classrooms of English, French and Spanish as a foreign language.

Autorentext

Stefanie Frisch is Professor of English as a foreign language at the University of Wuppertal. Her research interests focus on teaching young learners, including bilingual education.

Jutta Rymarczyk ****is Professor of English as a foreign language at Heidelberg University of Education. Her current interests include research into early biliteracy.

Inhalt

Foreign language teacher training - Early foreign language learning - Early biliteracy - Literacy skills in two languages - Written skills of reading, spelling, and writing - Diagnostic and assessment skills - Primary school education - Story apps - CLIL - Scaffolding in the foreign language classroom