"Playway-Rainbow"-Edition. An introduction and analysis of teaching material for English as a foreign language at primary level

The examination focuses on the impact of research findings on foreign language instruction for primary education, specifically analyzing the teaching materials Playway 3 and Playway 4. These books, part of the Rainbow edition published by Klett in 2001, are utilized in third and fourth-grade classrooms. The study highlights the differences between the federal version and a special edition for North-Rhine Westphalia, addressing the adaptations made after English became an official subject in 2003. The paper critically assesses the relevance and effectiveness of these materials in current educational contexts.