It seems to me that translation has had a rough deal in the languages classroom in recent years. When I heard that it was becoming more prominent on GCSE and A Level curricula I was delighted, as I’d spent years running translation workshops in various contexts, with...
One of the things teachers are being asked to focus on currently is how we encourage learners to engage with remembering things they have ‘learnt’. My experience is that, to help them build long-term retention, learners need opportunities to use language they have...
In my present role as a Higher Education tutor and teacher educator, and in my former capacity of author and editor of modern foreign languages textbooks and media-based language learning materials, being a languages teacher who can write is a highly important aspect...
The Project Language Horizons began in 2018 following the success of its sister project in Wales: MFL Student Mentoring Project (www.mflmentoring.co.uk). It is a partnership between universities and local secondary schools which links university students up with...
By Sarah Schechter Routes into Languages East projects, most of which are available nationally, offer engagement with proven, successful, motivating projects created by, and developed together with highly regarded, experienced teachers, with their strong insights into...
By Claire Jones and Stéphanie Schmitt (St James School, Exeter) Phonics is an aspect of language learning with many benefits, which has long been recognised by teachers as crucial for pupils to master, but in the time poor context of a UK classroom it has perhaps been...
