Language Futures is a highly personalised, innovative and creative approach to language teaching and learning suitable for both primary and secondary schools. It has been designed to foster deep learner engagement and enable pupils to take responsibility for their own...
The Department of European & International Studies invites pupils and teachers from state schools to participate in the interdisciplinary one-day conference The Language of Politics, to work in a sustained way with experienced academics in the fields of Politics,...
Title: Learning Foreign Languages in Primary School Edited by: Maria del Pilar and Garcia Mayo Website: www.multilingual-matters.com Nadine Chadier French teacher, Rhodes Avenue Primary School This collection of 12 evidence based research papers both challenged me and...
As the end of the year approaches, why not plan a themed celebration of languages? General ideas for a themed day: Invite children to come to school dressed in the colours of the flag of the language they are learning or as a famous person from that country Decorate...
Guest blog by Peter Downes The recent British Council publication ‘Languages for the Future’ spells out clearly the challenge facing the MFL fraternity in the UK. MFL are fading in both the secondary and HE sectors at precisely the time when we are going to need more...
