Funding is available to visit your partner school in Germany this autumn to work together on an oceans and rivers project! The UK is the partner country for the “Year of Science 2016-17 – Seas and Oceans“, organised by the German Ministry for Education and Research...
Géraldine D. Enjelvin, University of York Introduction En 2011, Dominique Rateau s’interrogeait: « Pourquoi kamishibaï, tapis-lecture, et autres, envahissent-ils les crèches et les bibliothèques ? » La même année, l’éditeur Didier Jeunesse demandait, lui « Pour ou...
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]. Wunderbare Weihnachtsstimmung I was filled both excitement, as well as a real sense of intrigue, about 6...
Nigel Pearson, Leighton Academy, Cheshire On the 21 and 22 September 2015, Year 5 children at Leighton Academy experienced a special German language and sport activity. At Leighton we often weave language activities around the curriculum; covering dragons in German,...
Jane Harvey, ALL Border Marches network The use of literature and authentic texts has become an essential part of teaching languages. An exciting project using Grimms’ Fairy Tales shows how this can be done in an interactive, creative and exciting way. Encouraging...
Ian Collen, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast The announcement on 2 September 2015 by Ulster University to close their German Department, along with Chinese, French and Spanish, has sent shockwaves through the community in Northern Ireland and beyond....