Teaching Modern Languages Across the Ability Range: CILT Reports and Papers 8.

Papers compiled in this report from a conference on teaching a foreign language (usually French) to all primary school pupils in England reflects the national effort to extend language instruction in the comprehensive school programs now under development. The papers raise fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of the general curriculum and the methodology of language teaching. Problems related to the availability of trained teachers, the provision of equipment, and the development of course materials to suit pupils of varying ability are also examined. Resource materials and a list of participants are included. (RL)