Teacher Development in Slovenia for Teaching Foreign Languages at the Primary Level

dc.creator	Mihaela Brumen
dc.creator	Mateja Dagarin Fojkar
dc.date	2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:09:13Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:09:13Z
dc.identifier	1855-9719
dc.identifier	2232-2647
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ebc43116046241e4a8394394f8baf0d3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12601
dc.description	The introduction of foreign languages into the first three-year cycle of primary school has spurred the need for qualified teachers, and is one of the main discussion points among experts in foreign language teaching. Most of the contemporary studies report that there is a global gap between the supply of qualified teachers of foreign languages to young learners and the demand for them as programmes expand. These studies emphasize the paramount importance in assuring the quality of early foreign language instruction. Therefore, the authors of this paper first present some of the models of initial and in-service training of teachers of foreign languages to young learners across the world and then focus on a more in-depth presentation and analysis of the training of teachers of foreign languages at the primary level in Slovenia. All the existing national programmes for teacher development are compared and discussed. Finally, some guidelines and recommendations are given regarding training teachers to teach foreign languages to young learners.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Slovene
dc.publisher	University of Ljubljana
dc.relation	http://www.cepsj.si/pdfs/cepsj_2_3/cepsj_2_3_pp27_brumen%20etal.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1855-9719
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2232-2647
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	CEPS Journal : Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 27-53 (2012)
dc.subject	initial teacher training
dc.subject	in-service teacher training
dc.subject	primary level
dc.subject	teaching foreign languages
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Teacher Development in Slovenia for Teaching Foreign Languages at the Primary Level
dc.type	article