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

BP: Do you want to carry on with French
L: Yeah

BP: So it's not that bad

L:: No

BP: OK, do you want to say anything else

L: Not really

BP: Are you happy

L: Yeah

BP: Alright then

Kook Yeong

BP: So where did you learn French

KY: I first started it in Africa at school with a French teacher

BP: What was that like did you like it

KY: Yeah I also had a French friend I even learned French at home as well a French
tutor came every day

BP: Right, so you' re quite good are you

KY: Yeah

BP: So what about learning French now, what do you like about it

KY: It's mmh, it's all fun learning French

BP: It's fun? What's fun what makes it fun

KY: Learning on how to say the words in French that you don't know

BP: Mmh, what else do you like

KY: I like mmh, like the way everyone XX speaks and translates the French terms

BP: That helps if the teacher translates does it

KY: Yeah

BP: Do you like speaking yourself

KY: No

BP: No

KY: No

BP: Why not

KY: Cause it's a little bit embarrassing

BP: What do you like then reading or writing

KY: Reading, writing and playing time

BP: And what about listening to tapes

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