A Critical Examination of the Beliefs about Learning a Foreign Language at Primary School



difficult such as ∞pying from the board. Emily says she only puts her hand up
when she is sure about an answer but does not mind making a mistake. She
thinks she is quite good at French but could be better as sometimes she forgets
the words and finds pronouncing them difficult.

Karley

Karley says she liked learning about all the different sports and drinks and that
she likes playing games and doing number work. She also says she enjoyed
learning new words, working with the tape recorder and group work. She has
two French books at home and she says she always Ieams 'the new words'.
She says she does not find French difficult, that it is easy and good fun. She
does not mind making a mistake and just keeps trying.

Jamila

Jamila does not seem too sure about learning French. She says she finds it a
bit difficult, especially understanding the teacher. She thinks she gets easily
confused and prefers it if the teacher speaks in English. She says she likes
reading better than writing because it is easier and she likes playing games and
learning new words.

Rebecca

Rebecca wants to know why she has to talk about her experience learning
French in the first place. She then says she likes animals. As far as learning
French is ∞ncemed, she prefers speaking to reading or writing as she does not

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