by cristahazell | Oct 27, 2025 | Teacher Briefings
ALL Briefing No. 47 Date: October 2025 Background: AI is rapidly reshaping how learners access language, practise skills, and receive feedback. International bodies such as the OECD note a critical shift. For language teachers, the question is not whether AI...
by cristahazell | Oct 14, 2025 | News
After learning languages in school, Reuben Constantine found a podcast entirely in French, and found it satisfying that he could understand what was being said. That kickstarted an interest in learning about other languages. He is currently speaking and...
by cristahazell | Oct 13, 2025 | ALL News, News
LLJ Special A new Special Issue of Language Learning Journal (LLJ) has been published online on themes within the ongoing Curriculum and Assessment Review. Language Education in the Curriculum. Titles: Rethinking language education in the school curriculum in England...
by cristahazell | Sep 29, 2025 | Languages Today extended content
In the classroom Being a Languages Learner in a primary school In many primary schools languages are being squeezed due to the pressures of the core curriculum, so it is important that we use the limited time we have creatively to make the learning experience...
by cristahazell | Sep 29, 2025 | Languages Today extended content
The Debate on Vocabulary What’s in a Word? Historical context and the relative importance of vocabulary teaching. It would seem obvious that learning new words is a vital part of language learning and yet, over the 30+ years that I have been teaching languages (at...
