The grass is always greener? Ian Bloor compares teaching, learning, education and leadership in his German comprehensive school with the similar school in the UK he taught in previously. Insights into teaching, learning, education and leadership in a German...
Collaborating for change The challenging conditions faced by those of us teaching German in schools and universities are becoming familiar. Undergraduate student numbers are in decline; entire university modern languages departments have been threatened with closure;...
World of Languages Building relevance in language learning with the Diplôme d’Etude en Langue Française: a case study from our Special Interest Group in Creativity in MFL. Juliette Claro is a Senior Lecturer at St Mary’s University – London and co-founder and co-chair...
Designing vocabulary lists: Word frequency is not enough! Ros Mitchell has researched classroom language learning over many years and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southampton. Pre-planned vocabulary lists have a long history in teaching languages; the...
Linking languages with peace and reconciliation: a collaborative project with Coventry Cathedral, Warwick University and Cawston Grange primary school Cathy Hampton, works at University of Warwick School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) Lou Smith, was a...
Focus on: making substantial progress in primary languages Rowena Kasprowicz is an Associate Professor in Second Language Education at the Institute of Education, University Reading, where she leads the Progression in Primary Languages research project. What does...
