Teaching Foreign Languages The Steiner-Waldorf School Approach by Erhard DahlTranslated by Christian von Arnim

At one level, teaching and learning foreign  languages has its own set of skills and challenges for teachers and  students. In Waldorf schools, however, the guiding principle of language  teaching is constant: to engage with all aspects of the students—their  experiences, personalities, and movements—to help them connect deeply  with the foreign language.
Erhard Dahl, an experienced language  teacher, offers a wealth of insights into the Steiner-Waldorf schools  approach to foreign language teaching, including English as a Foreign  Language in non-English speaking countries. He shows clearly how pupils  develop vocabulary and grammar and learn to read in a foreign language.  He explores the various approaches needed for classes 1 to 4, in which,  for example, imitation can be used, through the older years, when speech  becomes increasingly individualized and independent.
The author  also addresses such common issues as questions from parents about how  quickly their children are acquiring a language; what to do about exams;  and whether to use a textbook or not.
Teaching Foreign Languages will be a useful handbook for anyone interested in how Waldorf schools teach foreign languages. ISBN:       9781782501206