by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 19, 2019 | French Resources, German resources, Primary Resources, Resources, Secondary Resources, Spanish resources |
Steven Fawkes writes (having listened to this again after 25 years): This is the audio recording made for the original edition of this book in the 1990s. Since then the world has moved on! At that time the cutting edge technology in the Language classroom was the...
by Clodagh Cooney | Oct 11, 2019 | Primary, Primary Features, Primary Resources |
We all know that the Primary curriculum is full to bursting, and that teachers are incredibly busy. But we also know that children enjoy and learn a lot from encountering other cultures and ways of life, and that they gain in confidence and Literacy skills through...
by Clodagh Cooney | Aug 21, 2019 | French Resources, German resources, Primary Resources, Project News, Secondary Resources, Spanish resources |
The ALL literature project wiki aims to support language learning through literary texts. Recent posts include songs (spring 2019) and culture (summer 2019). For autumn 2019, we have added Grammar emerging from authentic texts. Here, you can find ideas for...
by Victoria Mitchell | Sep 10, 2018 | News, Primary Resources, Secondary Resources |
European Day of Languages 2018: a few ideas you may find useful! European Day of Languages takes place each year on 26 September. Activities: Council of Europe’s official European Day of Languages site: Includes quizzes, trivia, materials and games. SCILT...
by Victoria Mitchell | May 4, 2018 | Primary, Primary Resources |
Guest blog by Catherine Cheater, language consultant, author and ALL Fellow. What is the Primary French Project? The Primary French Project provides free materials that aim to support those who teach French in Key Stage 2. The materials have been created...
by Victoria Mitchell | Apr 20, 2018 | Primary, Primary Features, Primary Resources, Resources, Secondary, Secondary Features, Secondary Resources, Student, Student Features, Student Resources |
Ease into transition with a complete set of resources to help support your pupils as they leave Key Stage 2 and make the transition into Key Stage 3. ALL Connect is ALL’s CPD programme for teachers of languages at KS2 and KS3, which was introduced in September...
by Victoria Mitchell | Apr 12, 2018 | Features, Primary Resources, Resources, Secondary Resources, Student Features, Student Resources |
Guest blog by Rebecca Harwood At Christmas time our Teaching & Learning team give us all a #poundlandpedagogy present to use in a lesson and report back on. My first thought was a reluctant one – “great, more work” but this was quickly followed by a light...
by rachelm | Feb 17, 2018 | ALL News, Primary Resources, Secondary Resources |
The Association for Language Learning (ALL) wants to encourage all language teachers to keep on reading. To this end ALL has published a number of article collections to pique your interest and give you a burst of inspiration. Our articles and publications are written...
by Victoria Mitchell | Feb 8, 2018 | Primary Resources, Resources, Secondary Resources, Student Resources |
World Book Day, on 01 March, presents a wonderful opportunity to explore foreign language books! Why not plan ahead and use some of the following ideas and resources? Need a lesson idea? Why not try some of these: get your thinking cap on and dress up as a...
by Victoria Mitchell | Feb 1, 2018 | Primary Resources, Secondary Resources |
International Mother Language Day takes place on 21 February. It was created by UNESCO to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism: “Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage....
by Victoria Mitchell | Jan 24, 2018 | Primary Resources, Resources, Secondary Resources, Student Resources |
The festival ‘La Chandeleur’ takes place in France on 2 February. Here is what you need to know: La Chandeleur, la fête des chandelles or la fête de la lumière is a religious festival in France – a day when people get to eat a lot of crêpes! There are various...
