Training confident primary modern foreign language teachers in England: An investigation into preservice teachers' perceptions of their subject knowledge

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Woodgate Jones, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foreign languages; Modern languages; Preservice teachers; Primary education; Subject knowledge; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549055376     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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