Maria José Veiga (Researcher at the University of Aveiro, Transmedia Portugal) INTRODUCTION In the second half of the 20th century, foreign language teaching methods within the Portuguese Education system have proved to be translation resistant. By the end of the...
After the BBC indicated to ALL in March that online languages for adults was to be abandoned, there appears to have been a significant change of thinking. A new BBC Trust Service Review of Online and Red Button (via merged service licence) proposes that...
About World Teachers’ Day World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October, and is a UNESCO initiative, a day devoted to appreciating, assessing, and improving the educators of the world. The real point is to provide a time to look at and address issues...
Speaking to the Future in 1000 words Speak to the Future is launching a new national challenge for languages this autumn, with the message that we should aspire for everyone to have at least 1000 words in another language. And no, this is not about vocabulary...
Bookings now open for the first National Youth Film Festival Free screenings of foreign language films to inspire young people From Therese Desqyeyroux to Wadjda, from Clara and the Secret of the Bears to AninA, over 30 foreign films in languages including French,...
UCML (the University Council of Modern Languages) is lobbying the government about the issue of fees for study and work abroad, with new fee rates being charged to undergraduates from 2012. UCML represents HE language departments, and is asking ministers for a...
