Publisher's Synopsis
A guide to the planning and organization of school trips abroad as part of the Modern Foreign Languages programme. The book contains advice on practical issues and outlines the approach to the study visit as "fieldwork" where the emphasis is on developing the skills and attitudes needed for cultural awareness. There are suggested activities to be carried out before, during and after the visit.;The book also provides three case-study examples of different study visits undertaken in France and Germany. The suggestions offered are based upon observation of all stages of the planning, follow-up and evaluation of the school visit and should be welcomed by all MFL teachers who embark on crossing frontiers with their pupils.