This text presents an integrated description of learning and teaching foreign languages in general, and French and German in particular. Vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, reading, speaking and writing are discussed with a threefold approach: through a linguistic description, an analysis of the learning process and many practical suggestions for teaching.
IntroductionPART I: THE SUBSTANCE OR STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, PRONUNCIATIONSection 1: Vocabulary1. Linguistic Perspectives2. Learning Vocabulary: Implications for Teaching3. Teaching Vocabulary at Different StagesSection 2: Grammar4. The Grammar Controversy5. French Grammar: Problems for English Learners and Implications for Teaching6. German Grammar: Problems for English Learners and Implications for Teaching7. The Learning of Grammar in L1 and L2 as the Learning of a Cognitive Skill8. Other Theories of Language Learning: Extrapolating from Performance: Summary and Conclusions9. Teaching Different Kinds of Grammar Rules in French and GermanSection 3: Pronunciation10. Learning Pronunciation11. The Pronunciation of French12. Teaching the Pronunciation of French13. The Pronunciation of German14. Teaching the Pronunciation of GermanPART II: MODES OF COMMUNICATION: THE FOUR SKILLS15. Understanding Spoken Language: The Listening Skill 16. Understanding Written Language: The Reading Skill17. Producing Language: The Speaking Skill18. Producing Language: The Writing SkillPART III: EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES19. The Contributions of Foreign Language Study to Education at SchoolConcluding Remarks
