The project PRI-SEC-CO (Primary and Secondary Continuity in Foreign Language Teaching) addresses the challenges resulting from learners’ transition from primary to secondary education in foreign language learning and teaching.

The transition from a rather more informal and holistic approach to more formal and conscious ways of language learning is often experienced as problematic by pupils and teachers alike. This is due to different learning cultures and a lack of communication and cooperation between the teachers of the two levels. Whereas language learning at the primary level tends to be communicative, content-based and multi-sensory, rule-oriented learning and written language prevail at the secondary level.

The project seeks to exchange experiences and gather models of good practice in the field of transition. Furthermore, strategies for teaching and for teacher training courses are developed to facilitate the transition from primary to secondary education.

·  an interactive website on the transition issue as a platform for the
   exchange of  information between teachers, student teachers and teacher
   trainers (www.pri-sec-co.eu)

·  teaching samples of foreign language teaching at primary and secondary level
   (including study tasks for teacher training courses)

·  bridging tasks: specific tasks for the transition phase

·  a collection of good practice material for diagnosis and assessment

·  concepts for initial and in service teacher training courses (e.g. a European  
   teacher training course for foreign language teachers)