Being reflective in an international context Caroline Conlon, Associate Professor (Education) at the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society where she is subject leader for PGCE Languages and an MTeach tutor. Previously, Caroline worked in London secondary schools before joining the team at CILT, the National Centre for Languages.   We hear the term ‘Reflective practice’ […]

Die berichtigte Übung macht den Meister? Luke Cheveralls, Head of German, The Grey Coat School, London and recipient of the Peter Boak Prize for outstanding achievements in teaching German in 2022.   Whilst a unifying principle in foreign language teaching is the necessity of practice, we are far less unified on the extent to which […]

In the classroom: Using songs for language practice, and more  Catherine Cantin teaches French to nursery and primary children.   I love singing and dancing. I sing and dance at every opportunity; when I’m making a cup of tea, when I’m walking my children to school, when I’m waiting in a queue… I can’t help […]