The Association for Language Learning welcomes the announcement by the Department of Education to invest £14.9 million over the next three years to boost language education. ALL supports the programme’s aim to increase the uptake of languages at Key Stage 4 and 5. Liz...
Ministers have awarded an almost £15m contract to tackle the systemic decline in the number of pupils in England taking foreign languages at GCSE and A-level. University College London’s Institute of Education will develop and roll out the...
European Day of Languages 2018: a few ideas you may find useful! European Day of Languages takes place each year on 26 September. Activities: Council of Europe’s official European Day of Languages site: Includes quizzes, trivia, materials and games. SCILT...
As we start to swelter in the UK during the current heatwave in June 2018 and our classrooms become hotter and students less engaged, perhaps you could consider the question: Was machen die Deutschen, wenn es heiß wird? One answer is… Eis essen! Eating ice cream is...
Colleen Marshman, ALL News and Notes Editor We are at that time, once every four years where the word Deutschland is given an extra syllable by the home fans as they don their DFB Trikots and schwarz-rot-gold accessories from the 1- euro-Geschäft. They can indeed be...
