Creativity SIG

The mission of the ALL SIG is to

• Provide a platform for, and guidance on, evidence-based practice with the use of authentic resources in the MFL classroom to develop creativity and fluency in the target language.
• Support the development of ready-to-use resources adaptable for teaching purposes by topics, themes and grammar points
• Add to the field of knowledge about creativity in the MFL classrooms through sharing practice and research

The objectives of the ALL SIG are:

• To collate and disseminate information about current research, policy documents and practitioner advice for the use of authentic resources, literature and media in the MFL classrooms
• To conduct a small-scale action research project to explore how teachers and secondary school students are currently using authentic resources to develop fluency, problem solving skills and literacy skills
• To collate and share good practice
• To work with partnership schools and trusts to develop good practice.
• To publish best practice and resources to share with the wider community of MFL teachers

The chairs of the Special Interest Group are Dr Charlotte Ryland from Queen’s College Oxford and Juliette Claro from St Mary’s University Twickenham.

Juliette Claro:

St Mary’s University Twickenham.

The group is already open to all interested Language teachers; it will meet periodically online on Teams to progress its objectives, share reflections on key documents, lessons and to construct a shared view on the use of authentic resources in MFL classrooms.

Thereafter, the group will share good practice and research and will publish a collection of resources and ideas for MFL teachers on the ALL website SIG page. The SIG may also contribute through Languages Today .

Meetings will be advertised through the usual ALL Channels and others, and will be open to all interested.

By joining the group, participants agreed for the resources shared to be published for the Language teaching community on the SIG Padlet