Suzi Bewell (The University of York) In this article, PGCE course leader and languages teacher Suzi Bewell, focusses on how busy languages teachers can keep up to date and enhance their CPD by tapping into social media. We are currently undergoing a huge period of...
Mark Payne (University of Sheffield) With the new School Direct initiative in teacher training launched this year, the intention in future is that more student teachers will be trained in schools than in universities (Department for Education, 2013). In brief, the...
Joel Roberts (University of Brighton) INTRODUCTION Peter the Great’s establishment of Saint Petersburg as a ‘window on the West’ opened Russia to a host of European influences. As a city built on Finnish marshland, a celebration of European culture and an ostensible...
Christine Guedri Giacalone (College of Saint Elizabeth, USA), Zachary F. Miller (United States Military Academy) INTRODUCTION When acquiring a new language a learner often searches for similarities from the first language (L1) to make connections with the second (L2)...
John C. McIntyre (Glasgow) INTRODUCTION Though the trawl below takes a lot of preparation (around 40 hours per month of reading and editing), there are bonuses. From day to day and week to week a developing major issue allows constant reinforcement of the core...
