Languages Today, issue 12: Autumn 2012 – Marianne Smedley We investigate the array of tools and support available through the British Council that can evoke compelling learning experiences in your classroom Imagine having a native speaker of the target language...
Languages Today, issue 9: Autumn 2011 – Joanna Heptinstall UK language students and job-seekers can benefit from the huge opportunities being offered by the EU WANTED: UK university graduates with languages for high flying careers travelling the world. On-the-job...
Languages Today, issue 8: Summer 2011 – Anna Scrivenger Italian culture and cuisine permeate British society, and Italian is a popular choice for adult students. But how does it fare in other sectors? Few places can boast such a long-exported, celebrated heritage of...
The Institute for Learning is responsible for registering teachers and trainers in FE and skills; keeping an overview of teachers’ continuing professional development; conferring the professional status of Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) and Associate...
Baroness Coussins, chair of the all-party parliamentary group on modern languages, says a “national languages recovery programme” is needed: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6062341. Pointing out that French has disappeared from the top ten GCSE...
Languages Today, issue 3: Autumn 2009 – Anna Scrivenger, Wendy Newman After a period of decline, Russian teaching is on the up again. Languages Today spoke to some of those involved in this Russian Revival to find out why… After a somewhat turbulent 20th...
