Norbert Pachler, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society; Editor-in-Chief: The Language Learning Journal.Ana Redondo, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bedfordshire.

‘Every language teacher needs to have a copy of this on their bookshelf!’ Trevor Mutton'This is an outstanding and comprehensive survey of practical ideas for the teaching of Foreign Languages in secondary school… I thoroughly recommend this guide to both training and well-established teachers who (for whatever reason) may not have come across it!’ Helen Myers

• SECTION 1: OVERARCHING CONSIDERATIONS Foreign language teaching: understanding approaches, making choices Nurturing motivation for foreign language learning Assessment for learning: exploiting positive backwash on foreign language teaching and learning Research-based practice: findings from cognitive science and second language acquisition research Digital tools in foreign language teaching and learning; educational applicationsSECTION 2: DEVELOPING PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Developing listening skills in a foreign language Developing speaking skills in a foreign language Developing reading and writing skills in a foreign language Teaching grammar as and in context in the foreign languages classroomSECTION 3: EXPLORING BROADER PERSPECTIVES The (inter)cultural dimension in foreign language teaching The role of multilingualism in foreign language education Critical pedagogy: fostering learner engagement, critical thinking and language learning Professional identity: becoming an extended professional Teacher inquiry as professional development for foreign language teachers

Norbert Pachler, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society; Editor-in-Chief: The Language Learning Journal.Ana Redondo, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bedfordshire.

‘Every language teacher needs to have a copy of this on their bookshelf!’ Trevor Mutton'This is an outstanding and comprehensive survey of practical ideas for the teaching of Foreign Languages in secondary school… I thoroughly recommend this guide to both training and well-established teachers who (for whatever reason) may not have come across it!’ Helen Myers

• SECTION 1: OVERARCHING CONSIDERATIONS Foreign language teaching: understanding approaches, making choices Nurturing motivation for foreign language learning Assessment for learning: exploiting positive backwash on foreign language teaching and learning Research-based practice: findings from cognitive science and second language acquisition research Digital tools in foreign language teaching and learning; educational applicationsSECTION 2: DEVELOPING PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Developing listening skills in a foreign language Developing speaking skills in a foreign language Developing reading and writing skills in a foreign language Teaching grammar as and in context in the foreign languages classroomSECTION 3: EXPLORING BROADER PERSPECTIVES The (inter)cultural dimension in foreign language teaching The role of multilingualism in foreign language education Critical pedagogy: fostering learner engagement, critical thinking and language learning Professional identity: becoming an extended professional Teacher inquiry as professional development for foreign language teachers