by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone
Mandy Wight (formerly University of Sheffield) I first saw the film ‘Barbara’ shortly after it was released in the summer of 2012 and straightaway thought it was a film which students would enjoy: The plot includes a love story and the conflict between duty and...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | French Practice, French Zone
Rachel Hawkes (ALL President and Assistant Principal at Comberton Village College) INTRODUCTION Pupil A: Comment dit-on “Can I sit on table F with my friend Jack?” Teacher: Comment dit-on “Can I”? Pupil A: ————- Teacher: Comment dit-on “Can I”, par exemple dans la...
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...
