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

Liking something does not necessarily make one good at it but liking something,
at least at primary school, would seem to facilitate the task. Interviews
suggested that there does not seem to be one particular aspect, possibly with
the exception of games, that is universally liked or dsliked. Some children said
they liked working with the tape re∞rder, some disliked the tape recorder.

Many said they liked speaking in class, nevertheless some said they disliked
speaking in front of others. Not all were happy to 'have a go', some seemed
worried about making mistakes and some children said they wanted to be very
sure before they volunteer an answer. Learning French did not seem to be an
'easy' and 'effortless' experience for all. The following Chapter Six will focus on
the case study of the second primary school before a final conclusion will be
drawn.

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