NCLE – National Consortium for Languages Education – system-led impact! In March 2023 UCL IOE, University College London’s Faculty of Education and Society, together with the British Council and Goethe-Institut formed the National Consortium for Languages Education...
In the classroom: the skills of translating Translation is a real-life skill as well as an examination test, and the process of translating has traditionally been part of language courses at all levels. Lauren Houldridge here explores the enrichment that carefully...
Teaching and learning … with social justice in mind Danièle Bourdais We all have a personal reason behind our quest for decolonised social justice. Mine is rooted in childhood. Despite growing up in an ordinary white middle-class family in an exclusively white...
Different aspects of speaking Speaking in the target language is, of course, one if the four skills we develop in language lessons, and there are many different elements for us, and our learners, to bear in mind: The accent, the intonation or tone, the register, the...
Our best ten apps for independent skill development In language lessons we are always short of time for reinforcement and for individual progress. As we know, beyond the school walls, learners need real motivation to carry on with their practice and extension, so we...
To make the case about Languages being valuable, practical and enjoyable teachers engage their learners in competitions, celebrations, performances and external events of different sorts. In this Best Ten we have collected some of our members’ favourites! GCHQ...
