ABSTRACT
IN THIS CHAPTER we will consider how to approach planning MFL teaching and learning. Planning issues that we discuss are those of setting achievable targets – learning intentions – and using resources effectively. We will suggest ways in which teachers can improvise and adapt material from different sources, not forgetting that the greatest resources available are the teacher and the pupils themselves! We use the metaphor of the Russian doll to emphasise the interconnected nature of micro-and macro-planning and we include examples of lessons plans and schemes of work to illustrate the mesh between learning objectives and the integrated use of resources within short-term, medium-and longer-term planning.
