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if teachers can bring content, which has already been taught in another subject area into the MFL classroom, even though foreign at first, it will serve as a basis from which to build vocabulary as well as grammar, and make it easier for students to understand.

MFL can be incorporated into any subject area in the curriculum. In MFL the cross- curricular approach can be used when introducing a new topic or grammar point, when reviewing grammar and expanding it to another subject area, expanding vocabulary as well as reading and writing skills.

The cross-curricular sample of a lesson presented here shows how a geography lesson on Japan can be used in the L2 language classroom when revising the use of the degrees of the adjective and expanding vocabulary.

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