PGCE (MFL) Reading List 2015-2016
Lisa Madden
Pre-Course Subject Knowledge Development
Hunton, J. (2015), Fun Learning Activities for Modern Foreign Languages. Crown House
Publishing Ltd.
Jones, J. (2000), 'Teaching grammar in the MFL classroom'. in K Field (ed.), Issues in
modern foreign languages teaching. Issues in subject teaching series, London & New York:
Routledge/Falmer. pp. 142 - 157
Richards, J.C. (2006) Communicative Language Teaching Today. New York: Cambridge
University Press (www.cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/RichardsCommunicative-Language.pdf)
Riding, R. & Rayner. S. Cognitive styles and learning strategies. London: David Fulton
Satchwell, P. & DeSilva, J. (2007). Speak Up! – Using the target language in class: CILT
Wright, A., Betteridge, D. & Buckby, M. (2006). Games: CILT
Pre-Course Essential Reading
Beere, J (2012) The Perfect Ofsted Lesson Revised and Updated: Crown House Publishing
Kidd, W & Czerniawski, G (2011). Teaching Teenagers: A Toolbox for Engaging and
Motivating Learners. London: Sage
Muijs, D. & Reynolds, D. (2011). Effective Teaching. London: Sage Publications Ltd
Pachler, N. & Daly, C. (2011). Key issues in e-learning: research and practice. London:
Continuum
Rogers, B (2011) Classroom Behaviour: Sage
Wright, T. (2008). How to be a brilliant trainee teacher: Routledge.
Essential Course Texts
Bartlett, J. (2015) Outstanding Assessment for Learning in the Classroom. Oxford:
Routledge
Barton, G. (2015) Teach Now! The Essentials of Teaching. Oxford: Routledge
Beere, J (2012) The Perfect Ofsted Lesson Revised and Updated: Crown House Publishing
Black, P, Harrison, C, Hodgen, J, Marshall, M and Serret, N (2011) Can teachers’
summative assessments produce dependable results and also enhance classroom learning?
Assessment in Education. 18(4), 451-469. (available on our MFL Moodle site)
Black, P and William, D (1998) Inside the Black Box. London: KCL
Chambers, G.(1999). Motivating Language Learners (Modern Languages in Practice):
Multilingual Matters.
Field, K. (2000). Issues in Modern Foreign Languages Teaching. London & New York:
Routledge/Falmer
Gershon, M. (2015), How to be Outstanding in the Classroom. Oxford: Routledge
Hunton, J. (2015), Fun Learning Activities for Modern Foreign Languages. Carmarthen:
Crown House Publishing
Johnson, K. (2003) Designing language teaching tasks. Palgrave Macmillan
Jones, B. (2005) Boosting boys’ motivation in MFL: CILT
Jones, J (2011) 'Attitudes to modern foreign language learning' EDUCATIONAL REVIEW,
63 (3), pp. 384-385.
Jones, J. (2000), 'Teaching grammar in the MFL classroom'. in K Field (ed.), Issues in
modern foreign languages teaching. Issues in subject teaching series, London & New York:
Routledge/Falmer. pp. 142 – 157
Jane Jones, Paul Black (2006) 'Formative assessment and the learning and teaching of
MFL: Sharing the language learning roadmap with the learners.' LANGUAGE LEARNING
JOURNAL
Jones, J and Wiliam, D (2008) MFL inside the Black Box. London: GL Assessment
Johnstone, R (2008). Languages at School: CILT
Kidd, W & Czerniawski, G (2011). Teaching Teenagers: A Toolbox for Engaging and
Motivating Learners. London: Sage
Lee, J., Buckland, D. and Shaw, G. (1998).The Invisible Child: The Responses and Attitudes
to the Learning of Modern Foreign Languages Shown by Year 9 Pupils of Average Ability.
London: CILT.
Lin, M (2008) Thinking Through Modern Foreign Languages: Chris Kington Publishing
Martin, D. and Miller, C. (2012). Language and the Curriculum: Practitioner Research in
Planning Differentiation. Oxford & New York: Routledge
Morgan, C., & Neil, P. (2002). Teaching Modern Foreign Languages. A Handbook for
Teachers: Kogan Page.
Muijs, D. & Reynolds, D. (2011). Effective Teaching. London: Sage Publications Ltd
Pachler, N. & Daly, C. (2011). Key issues in e-learning: research and practice. London:
Continuum
Pachler, N., & Field, K. (2013). Learning to Teach Modern Foreign Languages in the
Secondary School, [Fourth Edition] London & New York: Routledge.
Pachler, N., Redondo, A (2014). A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the
Secondary School. [Second Edition] London & New York: Routledge.
Redfern, A. (2015). The Essential Guide to Classroom Practice: 200+ Strategies for
outstanding teaching and learning. Oxford: Routledge
Riding, R. & Rayner. S. Cognitive styles and learning strategies. London: David Fulton
Richards, J.C. (2006) Communicative Language Teaching Today. New York: Cambridge
University Press (www.cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/RichardsCommunicative-Language.pdf)
Rogers, B (2011) Classroom Behaviour: Sage
Satchwell, P. & DeSilva, J. (2007). Speak Up! – Using the target language in class: CILT
Wright, A., Betteridge, D. & Buckby, M. (2006). Games: CILT
Wright, T. (2008). How to be a brilliant trainee teacher: Routledge.
Recommended Course Texts
Atkinson, T., & Lazarus, E. (1997). A Guide to teaching languages: Stanley Thornes.
Grenfell, M. (2003). Modern Languages Across the Curriculum: Routledge/Falmer.
Cajkler, W., & Addelman, R. (2000). The Practice of Foreign Language Teaching: Fulton.
[Second edition]
Swarbrick, A. (2002). Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools: a
Reader: Routledge/Falmer.
Swarbrick, A. (Ed.) (2002). Aspects of Teaching Secondary Modern Foreign Languages.
Perspectives on Practice. London: Routledge Falmer
Ainslie, S., & Purcell, S. (2000). Mixed ability teaching in language learning: CILT.
Barnes, A., & Hunt, M. (2003). Effective assessment in MFL: CILT.
Chambers, G. (2000). Reflections on motivation: CILT.
Hinkel, E. (2005) Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Hinkel, E. (2011) Effective Curriculum for Teaching Second Language Writing. Routledge
Ingram, G. (1990). Meeting the needs of your most able pupils in MFL: CILT. (1997).
Borg, S. (2006). Teacher Cognition and Language Education. London: Continuum
Harris, V. (2001). Something to say? CILT
Subject Knowledge Development
Riding, R. & Rayner. S. Cognitive styles and learning strategies. London: David Fulton
Richards, J.C. (2006) Communicative Language Teaching Today. New York: Cambridge
University Press (http://www.cambridge.org/other_files/downloads/esl/booklets/RichardsCommunicative-Language.pdf)
Satchwell, P. & DeSilva, J. (2007). Speak Up! – Using the target language in class: CILT
Wright, A., Betteridge, D. & Buckby, M. (2006). Games: CILT
Johnson, K. (1996) Language Teaching and Skill Learning. Oxford : Blackwell Publishing
Banner, G. & Rayner, S. (2000) Learning language and learning style: principles, process
and practice (ALL Language Learning Journal, Summer 2000, No 21, 37-44)
Alred, G., Byram, M. & Fleming, M. (2006) Languages for Intercultural Communication and
Education. Multilingual Matters
Wells, M. (2000). Reflections on grammar-implicit teaching: CILT.
Neil, P. (1997). Reflections on the target language: CILT.
www.cabinas.net/mensajes_sms_gratis/diccionario_sms.asp (abbreviations for text speak in
Spanish)
dictionnaire-sms.com/abc.html (abbreviations for text speak in French)
german.about.com/od/computers/a/German-Sms.htm (abbreviations for text speak in
German)
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Language Learning Journal – (twice a year for ALL members) – informs on research
in policy issues, pedagogical matters, language teacher education and publications
Francophonie/Deutsch: Lehren und lernen/ Vida Hispánica (specialist language
journals published by the Association for Language Learning)
Studies in Second Language Acquisition (quarterly) – articles on latest research in
language acquisition – interesting with respect to the broad pedagogical implications
of the findings
Johnson, K. (2005). Expertise in second language learning and teaching. Palgrave
Macmillan
DeBot, K., Lowie, W., Verspoor, M. (2006). Second Language Acquisition: an Advanced
Resource Book. New York: Routledge Falmer
Doughty, C. J. & Long, M.H. (Eds) (2008). The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition.
Blackwell Publishing
Ritchie, W.C. & Bhatia, T.K. (eds) (2009) The New Handbook of Second Language
Acquisition, 2nd edition. San Diego: Elsevier
Vanpatten, B. & Williams, J. (2006). Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An
Introduction. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Classroom Resources
Examination boards (specifications, sample papers, mark schemes-GCSE/AS/A2)
www.aqa.org.uk
www.edexcel.com
www.ocr.org.uk
www.wjec.co.uk
Recommended Textbooks (sample materials available online)
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Studio/Viva/Stimmt or their predecessors Expo/Mira/Echo (Pearson Publishing).
Some schools are still using Métro/Listos/Logo (Heinemann)
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AQA GCSE French/Spanish/German (Nelson Thornes) French is available at Higher
or Foundation level. Supplementary listening/reading/grammar/worksheet resources
available at www.kerboodle.com (subscription required to view beyond the sample materials)
AS and A2 versions also available
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Clic/Zoom español/Zoom Deutsch (Oxford University Press)
Online Resources
Recommended Websites(for your own independent learning and resources for your classes)
– this list will grow considerably over the next few weeks!
http://www.hellomylo.com/
http://www.spanish.bz
http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/
http://eleaston.com/spanish.html
http://www.languagesonline.org.uk (interactive self-marking Languages Exercises in French,
German, Spanish and Italian)
http://webgerman.com/germlinks (for links to other websites)
http://gut.languageskills.co.uk (for French, German, Spanish, Welsh, free except 9am – 4pm
on weekdays)
http://www.lepointdufle.net/cours-de-francais.htm (an excellent bank of French resources)
http://lightbulblanguages.co.uk
http://www.kerboodle.com (online resources for independent study to accompany Nelson
Thornes MFL textbooks – is your training school registered?)
Linguascope/Linguastars/Linguaprime… http://www.linguascope.com (Does your training
school have a subscription?)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize - for revision and grammar practice
http://www.atantot.com (annual subscription c. £40) – does your training school subscribe?
There are many activities and games templates available in the “Extra” section which is free
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6106814 (free membership of TES –
resources, news, forums, jobs & e-mail updates)
http://www.all-languages.org.uk (Association for Language Learning – all the latest news
from the world of languages and language teaching) You may wish to join the ALL Facebook
groups “Secondary MFL Matters” and “Languages in Primary Schools” to keep up to date.
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6067978 - Secondary MFL teaching and
learning ideas
http://www.tes.co.uk/secondary-teaching-resources/ (for ideas of free resources/activities –
to download and adapt)
www.ict4lt.org (for resources and ideas on ICT and MFL teaching)
http://michellecairnsmfl.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/ideas-for-outstanding-mfl-lessons/ ideas
for outstanding MFL lessons
http://michellecairnsmfl.wordpress.com/free-lesson-plans-powerpoints-and-ict-resources/
free MFL resources by Michelle, Samantha and Glenn. There are many more!
http://domsmflpage.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/outstanding-lesson-plans.html - outstanding
lesson plans? Thoughts from Dominic McGladdery and some interesting colleagues to
follow?
http://www.languageswithoutlimits.co.uk/resources/Lang%26Curric.pdf (Chapter 5, Planning
MFL Lessons, Martins D & Miller C)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH83hCL9S7w (award-winning MFL teacher teaches a Yr
8 French lesson)
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/goodpractice?page=1&keywords=languages&remit=all&t
ype=all (Ofsted examples of good practice)
www.linksintolanguages.ac.uk/linkedup/projects.html ideas for activities in the classroom,
local projects from last couple of years
http://www.youtube.com/user/Mrgorse - funny video clips