by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | French Practice, French Zone
Marnie Seymour and Sharon Witt (University of Winchester) L’HISTOIRE COMMENCE… Primary Foreign Languages (PFLs) obtaining a new statutory status within the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 poses a challenge not only for existing primary practitioners but also for...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | French Practice, French Zone, Language Zones
by Tessa Leuchars (Prince William School, Oundle) Much has been said about the need to differentiate work to ensure all pupils learn effectively. Indeed, it is expected of all teachers to plan differentiated lessons on a daily basis. To what extent the term...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone
Nicola McLelland, Associate Professor in German and Head of German Studies (University of Nottingham) Four hundred years ago, virtually no one in Britain wanted to learn German. Yet 250 years later, in 1858, German was introduced alongside French as one of the two...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | French Practice, French Zone
Ian Maun (University of Exeter) This article attempts to provide teachers with an insight into some of the principles that govern the grammar of the French language and to show that these principles can be taught to their students, not to replace rules of grammar, but...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Culture, German updates, German Zone
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: [email protected]. SPRINGT ‘REIN ! The Jugend-Umwelt-Plattform, or JUMP, has just celebrated its third birthday. Based in...