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



speaking French, play bingo because it was very fun

listening to the tape because we could hear it then write it down

to know how to speek French because it is fun

learning french numbers because I did not get confused with it all

our foluds (folders?) a bit of homework because I liked it

The things the girls liked least

wene we had too work on the tape because I thoght it was hard to full it
learning the un's and une's because I didn't know the difference

the sheets of homework because I didn't have abook or tape to help me we just had to
think and may be get it wrong
drawing things

writing or copying down French because it was d fficult

learning sentences because I forgot what they meant
work with tape because they were hard to understand
saying where do you live ? or how old are you? because I get them mixed up

What they found easy:

saying hello because it's not a sentens
numbers because I alread knew them
speaking French and remebering it because the words were easy to remember
learning numbers because that's the first th ng we learnt

writing French and reading French because it is very easy

coppying of the board because we could do the figures properly
how to say some easy words because I can remember them
learning objects and numbers because it was fun and intresting
when we worked on the sheet because it was east to work on

What the girls found difficult:

how to pannouts (pronounce?) the words because its hard

singing songs

because I didn't understand the words

how to spell and how to write because it’s got d fferent punctuation in writing than in
English

singing some songs because you had to use your tounge alot

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