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...
Ann Swarbrick, CILT, the National Centre for Languages LOOKING BACK – MOVING FORWARD: ‘There’s no such thing as a cognate’ ‘There’s no such thing as a cognate!’ I looked at the tall, lanky man opposite as his piercing eyes dared me to contradict him. He picked up...
