Promoting active learning: my first steps in the flipped classroom approach Geraldine Bourgeon, Regent’s University London As we know, students learn best by doing. Engaging students in active learning is the best way for achieving class objectives and learning...
Victoria Mitchell (Association for Language Learning) The 15 August is known as Ferragosto in Italy and marks the start of the Italian holiday period. If you happen to be in the country on that day, you will no doubt notice that most shops and restaurants will be...
Guest blog by Jonathan Robinson As we begin a new academic year, it is time to think afresh about how we utilise the classroom itself to maximise learning and student engagement in acquiring Modern Foreign Languages. A quick Google search will reveal many articles and...
Speed up Your German Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass and Silke Mentchen Routledge, 2017, 223 p, £24.99 ISBN 978-1-138-83109-4 The authors claim Speed up your German to be “a unique and innovative resource” and I would definitely agree. This excellent publication is a very...
Wales has been given a slightly negative press recently in the media with stories such as ‘Teachers in Wales ‘worried’ about future of foreign languages’ and ‘Wales teacher recruitment in crisis.’ However, the picture isn’t as bleak as it...
