by cristahazell | May 21, 2020 | Languages Today, Languages Today extended content
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...
by cristahazell | Feb 10, 2020 | Languages Today extended content
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...
by cristahazell | Feb 10, 2020 | Languages Today extended content
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...
by cristahazell | Feb 10, 2020 | Languages Today, Languages Today extended content
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...