At the Stephen Spender Trust we have been busy thinking anew about creative translation: how can this activity, which for a number of years has focused on in-person translation workshops in schools and universities, be adapted for the ‘new normal’? We felt fortunate...
This is a fuller account of the article in LT36 about Natascia Servini’s project with a Y8 Italian classer Sarah Bonnell School in London. This is based on her reflections as to the most effective way forward given current priorities and the context of 2020. Last...
As teachers of languages we share a professional aim of inspiring and motivating our groups to love our subject. There is no greater joy in our careers than seeing them write texts that are detailed, creative or interesting, or hearing students speak spontaneously!...
To celebrate the 30th birthday of our Association we asked ten ALL members to recall something special that ALL has brought to their professional lives over that time – an event that inspired them, an opportunity that helped develop their own professional work, a...
Georgina Dorr is now an MFL teacher in Hanoi, Vietnam, but was previously active in ALL South West. She delivered a webinar on this theme for ALL London in March, and enjoys supporting others by sharing her experiences via Twitter @senoradorr. Before the chaos of...
Cultural Capital has become a ‘buzz’ word in education since OFSTED introduced it into its new Framework last year. It is also a term that has met with confusion, and even intimidation, as teachers and leaders have grappled to understand what it means. This article...
