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All the latest news from the world of languages and language teaching.European Day of Languages 2020: SCILT
Our colleagues at SCILT have collated a wealth of ideas for Primary and Secondary schools as well as parents and families to join in the languages fun safely. For more details see here: https://scilt.org.uk/EuropeanDayofLanguages/tabid/5390/Default.aspx
European Day of Languages 2020: Routes into Languages
Schools in the West Midlands – our colleagues at Routes in to Languages have shared this exciting competition with us to promote, celebrate and raise awareness of European Day of Languages. For more details see here: https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/events/european-day-languages-poster-competition-2020
Getting to know ALL’s President
Introducing Prof Kim Bower, ALL‘s President. The President sits on the Association’s board of trustees, its Management Board, which comprises two elected Officers: Honorary Membership Officer and President and up to five invited Trustees. Kim will assume the...
Online Courses for Spanish Language Teachers in the UK and Ireland
Cursos de formación en línea para profesorado británico e irlandés de español (octubre-noviembre 2020) El Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional de España ofrece plazas a profesorado británico e irlandés de español para cursos en línea que se desarrollarán entre octubre y noviembre de 2020 y que serán impartidos por la Universidad Internacional Menéndez […]
The UK-German Tandem Challenge: Connect, Learn, Share
With the UK-German Tandem Challenge pupils can keep in touch with their German friend, tandem partner or host brother or sister while discovering each other’s cultures, having fun taking photos and educating others, too! How does it work? Partners discuss topics from...
From Ofqual: RE: GCSE French/German Severe Grading
Dear Prof Koglbauer and Ms Harvey, Thank you for your email to Sally Collier and Roger Taylor, and my apologies for the delay in responding to you. I am responding on their behalf. Prior to the summer, we announced that we would make an adjustment to the...
ALL: Severe grading – GCSE French and German 2020
As you are aware, ALL wrote to OFQUAL on Monday to ask how the 2% adjustment to French and German GCSE results would be applied to Centre Assessment grades. We have had a reply which you can read here. In the meantime, we wanted to share with you two documents...
ALL: Letter to Ofqual
ALL have written to Sally Collier and Roger Taylor at Ofqual with regard to severe grading measures in GCSE French and German. Read the letter in full here: ALL_Ofqual_SevereGrading2020 We look forward to their statement in response and shall share this with you...
Press Release: A Level Results 2020
ALL President Jane Harvey comments on this year’s results: “I would like to congratulate all A and AS-level language students and their teachers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on their results in this exceptional year. A level language courses require not...
Ofqual Update: Further information for students and their families.
Today Ofqual have published further information for students and their families in the following guide: ‘What to do if you have concerns or questions about your grades: student guide to appeals and malpractice or maladministration complaints’. The guide sets...
Internationalism Alliance
Report from: Internationalism Alliance webinar hosted by the British Council and The Prince's Trust Monday 20th July 2020 The mission of the Alliance is to ensure that internationalism is interwoven in every young person’s education, life and experiences...
APPG news: Submission to the Migration Advisory Committee
On July 29th, the ALL-Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages (APPG MFL) submitted the following to the Migration Advisory Committee : Call for the inclusion of teachers of all modern foreign language, and public service interpreters and translators, on the Shortage Occupation List. The letter was endorsed by ALL as well as other interested bodies. The […]
Creativity with Languages in Schools
The OWRI-funded ‘Creative Multilingualism’ project has published a report about their research outlining the impact of creative approaches to language learning in schools. Creativity with Languages in Schools documents work involving 95 partner schools, 250 workshops and a reach of over 35,000 students mostly in England and Wales. Its main aims included building confidence […]
Strictly in Isolation
Poetry in other languages celebration - pilot 2020 This is a spin-off from the competition (Strictly Speaking) which ALLNE had planned to pilot this year in the region and which was not possible in the circumstances. It targets Year 8 students in the hope of giving...
Press Release: Towards a National Languages Strategy: Education and Skills
PRESS RELEASE: July 8, 2020 Towards a National Languages Strategy: Education and Skills The Association for Language Learning (ALL) welcomes the proposals put forward in the new report from the British Academy and partners “Towards a National Languages...
10 of the best novels set in India – that will take you there
For 10 books set in India that will transport you there is nothing better that reading these Indian writers for richness, depth and authenticity. Featured in the Guardian find out more here: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jun/16/10-best-books-novels-set-in-india-indian-writers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
10 of the best novels set in Portugal – that will take you there
Far from being an exhaustive list The Guardian have collated 10 novels set in Portugal which will transport you on a journey through Portugal's culture, history and politics....
10 best books set in Japan – that will take you there
These 10 great novels carefully crafted by The Guardian – featuring Murakami and Murata – uncover the mystery of Japan in a way ‘documentarists about families living with robots’ never will. These books speak for a Japan that is often spoken for and about, and...
Teacher Briefing 24: Language Trends 2020
Theme: Language Trends 2020 Background: The annual Language Trends report was published here in late June: https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-policy-insight/research-reports/language-trends-2020 Key messages: We have extracted here some of the key findings of interest to ALL Members. Some of the points are of relevance to individual institutions, although most are more widely systemic. Some of these issues […]
Multilingualism in Wales
A new approach to language learning in Wales. The importance of celebrating and underlining the strength of home languages for many of our multilingual pupils. Pupils in Wales already have the opportunity of a bilingual foundation at nursery and primary level. Close...
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