Leren Lesgeven In Fasen

This article presents a model of training the foreign language teacher. Startingpoint is a phase model for the teaching of material presented in foreign language courses for the first two or three years in secondary education, to wit introduction phase, presentation phase, cognitive phase, practice phase and transfer phase. Such a model presents the teacher trainee with a good framework for taking decisions with regard to the content of his lesson. Moreover, the phase model is a good startingpoint for raising other issues concerning the functioning of a teacher, such as interaction. The phase model turns out to offer a basis for curriculum analysis and the observation and preparation of lessons.The article concludes with a discussion of the problems students encounter in working with the various phases.